Nantuko Mentor
Creature — Insect Druid
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: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #22482
Nantuko Mentor gives a target creature +X/+X until end of turn where X is the power of another creature you control — a pump effect that scales exponentially once your biggest threats are already on the board. The cost is a three-mana 2/2 body with a tap activation and no built-in protection, which makes it a liability in any shell that can't exploit it immediately.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only realistic home for Nantuko Mentor, and even there it earns a slot only in go-wide green decks that can routinely threaten 10+ power on the board — think Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider or Rhys the Redeemed shells where the pump math becomes lethal out of nowhere. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; the effect is too slow and too dependent on a board state that faster formats dismantle before you untap. Nantuko Mentor rewards patient, combat-focused Commander tables and punishes unfocused ones.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Nantuko Mentor sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate given how narrow its application is. It's a safe pickup for the decks that want it — don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.