Mistmeadow Council
Creature — Kithkin Advisor
This spell costs 
less to cast if you control a Kithkin.
When this creature enters, draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #21418
Mistmeadow Council hits the board and immediately starts taxing your opponents' noncreature spells whenever you have more creatures than them — a condition Kithkin tribal fills almost by default. Brigid, Clachan's Heart decks run it at over 21% inclusion because the tax is passive, cumulative across opponents, and requires zero setup beyond doing what the deck already does.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Brigid, Clachan's Heart wants to flood the board with Kithkin, and Mistmeadow Council converts that creature advantage directly into a soft lock — opponents pay extra for every noncreature spell the moment you've established even a modest board, which is turn two or three in a focused list.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mistmeadow Council is a tribal payoff with a narrow address: Kithkin decks and creature-flood strategies that reliably outnumber opponents on bodies. Outside that context, the tax is too conditional — three opponents playing interaction will regularly have enough creatures to null the effect entirely. In 60-card formats, the card sees essentially no play; a creature-count tax that doesn't apply universally is too unreliable in competitive Modern or Pioneer environments where the field isn't cooperating. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where cheap tribal pieces occasionally get a second look, but Mistmeadow Council's Kithkin tribal specificity keeps it off the shortlist there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Mistmeadow Council is pure bulk — grab a playset for a dime without thinking about it. The price reflects niche appeal rather than power level, so don't expect it to move unless Kithkin tribal gets a significant push.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.