Nature's Panoply
Instant
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Choose any number of target creatures. Put a +1/+1 counter on each of them.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #25719
Nature's Panoply puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature and draws you a card for one green mana — the draw is the only reason it exists. Outside of decks that specifically weaponize +1/+1 counters or spell-count triggers, it doesn't do enough to justify a slot.
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 |
In Commander, Nature's Panoply is too narrow for most 99s — cantripping for one mana is fine, but the counter payoff requires dedicated synergy to matter. In Pauper it finds a real home in counter-based or Heroic shells where triggering abilities and sculpting your hand on one mana is genuinely powerful. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have faster, more impactful one-mana plays, so Nature's Panoply doesn't see competitive daylight there. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — synergy-dependent, not a default inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Nature's Panoply is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for it. That price is stable by definition; there's no demand spike coming for a common cantrip at this power level.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.