Migratory Greathorn
Creature — Beast
Mutate 
(If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Whenever this creature mutates, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #5158
Migratory Greathorn lands a 3/4 body and fetches a basic land onto the battlefield — all for four mana — making it one of the most efficient mutate payoffs for ramp decks. It's not a finisher, but in Otrimi, the Ever-Playful piles it recurs for free, and outside mutate shells it has no home because Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker can't copy it and straight creature decks have better ramp options.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful runs Migratory Greathorn in nearly every build because Otrimi's combat trigger returns it from the graveyard directly to hand, letting you mutate and ramp again and again across multiple turns.
Illuna, Apex of Wishes
Illuna, Apex of Wishes wants cheap mutate creatures to stack on, and Migratory Greathorn delivers a land drop as part of the stacking cost — smoothing the mana base while building toward Illuna's backbreaking hits.
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief copies spells that target single creatures, and mutate targets a single creature, so Migratory Greathorn's mutate trigger copies onto Ivy for free — netting two bodies merged and a land drop from one cast.
Nethroi, Apex of Death
Nethroi, Apex of Death reanimates creatures with zero power, and Migratory Greathorn's base power is 3, so it sits outside the core reanimation package — but it earns a slot as a value mutate piece that builds toward Nethroi's high mana cost.
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Tatsunari, Toad Rider cares about enchantments and produces Frog tokens, so Migratory Greathorn is a supplemental ramp piece in the Sultai shell rather than a synergy centerpiece — it just fixes mana reliably enough to make the cut.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Migratory Greathorn sees real play — the mutate mechanic rewards repeated use across a long game, and recursive commanders like Otrimi, the Ever-Playful turn a single copy into an engine. In Pauper it's legal and a 3/4 for four is passable, but no mutate synergies exist at that level and straightforward ramp spells outclass it. Modern and Pioneer both have access to it, but no competitive shell wants a four-mana creature that fetches a basic when Cultivate effects on spells are faster and more resilient. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to ignore it entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerMigratory Greathorn
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite tapped creature tokens
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Migratory Greathorn is deep bulk — grab a copy from any common bin without thinking twice. Bulk mutate creatures rarely spike unless a new commander warps the EDHREC data, so there's no urgency in either direction.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.