Novijen, Heart of Progress
Land
: Add 
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, : Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature that entered this turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #6908
Novijen, Heart of Progress turns any creature-token engine into a counters engine for just two mana per activation — tap it, pay GG, and every creature that entered this turn gets a +1/+1 counter. The cost is real: you need both green mana available at end of turn and a steady stream of new arrivals, which is why Kros, Defense Contractor and similar token commanders get so much more out of it than midrange creature decks ever will.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor hands out counters to opponents' creatures to goad them, and Novijen, Heart of Progress lets him reload his own board with counters at the same time — token makers dump new creatures into play each turn, Novijen converts them into threats, and the goad engine keeps opponents' buffed creatures pointing away from you.
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles every token that enters, which means Novijen, Heart of Progress is putting counters on twice as many creatures per activation — the combination turns any modest token spell into a board full of sizable threats by the end of the turn cycle.
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Ezuri, Claw of Progress accumulates experience counters whenever a small creature enters, and Novijen, Heart of Progress ensures those small creatures don't stay small — together they create a feedback loop where low-power tokens trigger Ezuri and then immediately grow out of range of most removal.
Volrath, the Shapestealer
Volrath, the Shapestealer needs counters on opposing creatures to copy them, and Novijen, Heart of Progress can seed your own board with counters as a secondary line — more relevantly, decks built around Volrath tend to flood the board with counter-laden permanents that Novijen can further stack on newly entering creatures.
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 Novijen, Heart of Progress belongs — the format's longer games give you the time to recoup the repeated GG activation cost, and token-centric or proliferate-adjacent commanders turn it into a genuine engine rather than a slow luxury. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with formats where two mana and a tap at end of turn is a steep price for a modest effect, and no competitive shell there wants it. Oathbreaker offers the same Commander-style play pattern at a smaller table, and the same token or counters planeswalkers that want it in Commander want it there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Novijen, Heart of Progress is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for the effect, and there's no meaningful financial barrier to testing it. Bulk non-basics rarely appreciate unless a new commander pushes them into the spotlight, so grab it for the deck you need it for now and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.