Muraganda Petroglyphs
Enchantment
Creatures with no abilities get +2/+2.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #9366
Muraganda Petroglyphs hands every vanilla creature on your board a permanent +2/+2 for four mana — no hoops, no timing windows, just a static anthem that scales with your creature count. The catch is absolute: any ability on a creature shuts it out, which makes Ruxa, Patient Professor the cleanest home because he's literally built around creatures that have no abilities.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor was designed for Muraganda Petroglyphs — he rewards running ability-free creatures directly, so the Petroglyphs land in a deck already stacked with vanilla bodies that all qualify for the buff.
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven gives vanilla creatures an inherent evasion upgrade, and Muraganda Petroglyphs stacks on top to turn those unblockable vanillas into genuine threats that close games in two or three swings.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Muraganda Petroglyphs actually lives — the format's slower clock gives you time to build a board of vanilla creatures before the anthem matters, and dedicated commanders like Ruxa exist to make the restriction a feature rather than a tax. In Legacy and Vintage it's a curiosity at best; the formats are too fast and too interactive for a four-mana enchantment that does nothing the turn it enters. Modern is legal but similarly hostile — four mana for a conditional static buff doesn't compete when threats and answers resolve in the first three turns. Stick to Commander if you want Muraganda Petroglyphs to actually perform.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Muraganda Petroglyphs is firmly bulk, which is about right for a card with a narrow enough restriction that only a handful of commanders want it. Don't expect price movement — supply is deep and demand is concentrated in a small slice of the format.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.