Nevermaker
Creature — Elemental
Flying
When this creature leaves the battlefield, put target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library.
Evoke 
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #16374
Nevermaker puts a repeatable bounce effect on a flier — each time it attacks, you can return a nonland permanent to its owner's hand, and the kicker clause puts it back on top of their library instead. The cost is four mana for a 3/3 with no evasion beyond flying, which is steep for what amounts to a soft lock piece that dies to any removal.
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 Nevermaker earns its slot — the format's singleton structure means opponents rebuild slowly after a bounce, and the top-of-library rider is a meaningful tax in a 100-card deck. In Legacy and Vintage, Nevermaker is far too slow and fragile to compete with the interaction density; the effect simply doesn't justify four mana in those formats. Modern is technically legal but the same problem applies — four mana for a conditional bounce on an attackable body is nowhere near the rate those formats demand. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer pace that Nevermaker can find a home there, particularly in blue decks that want repeated disruption alongside a low land count.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Nevermaker sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a discount bin. Bulk rares with narrow applications tend to stay cheap, so don't expect the price to move unless a popular commander shell pushes demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.