Moss Diamond
Artifact
This artifact enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #4054
Moss Diamond comes into play tapped, which means the turn you cast it is a near-dead turn — you're paying two mana to gain one mana next turn and every turn after. It's a serviceable budget ramp piece in green Commander decks that can't afford better, but any untapped two-mana rock or a land-fetching spell like Rampant Growth outperforms it; Svella, Ice Shaper lists run it simply because they want every green mana accelerant they can find.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Svella, Ice Shaper
Svella, Ice Shaper is a mana-hungry Gruul commander whose activated ability costs eight mana, so every ramp piece counts — Moss Diamond slots in as a cheap, budget-accessible accelerant that helps you reach that threshold a turn earlier.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Moss Diamond is legal in Commander, Vintage, Legacy, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees real play is Pauper and budget Commander. In Vintage and Legacy, the card pool is deep enough that Moss Diamond never makes the cut — Mana Vault and even Arcane Signet are strictly better at the same or lower cost. In Commander, Moss Diamond occupies the bottom tier of two-mana ramp: fine when you're building on a tight budget, redundant once you upgrade. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate case, since the common-only card pool shrinks the competition and green decks with big-mana payoffs will take what they can get.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Moss Diamond is bulk — you're buying it because nothing cheaper does the same job, not because it's a deal. It will stay in this range permanently given how many printings it has and how low the demand ceiling is.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Svella, Ice Shaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.