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Old-Growth Educator

Creature — Treefolk Druid

Vigilance, reach
Infusion — When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it if you gained life this turn.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{B}{G}
Color identity
BG
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven
Price
$0.09
EDHREC rank
#25466
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Old-Growth Educator card art
Old-Growth Educator puts a 4/4 token and two 1/1 tokens into play for six mana — that's three bodies from one card, which is real board presence even if the rate is slow. The ceiling jumps sharply alongside Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight, where the token variety triggers both day and night effects simultaneously.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Old-Growth Educator is legal across every major constructed format but won't see play in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, or Pioneer — six mana for tokens without an ETB that wins the game on the spot is too slow for any of those environments. Standard is the one competitive context worth watching if token-flood or populate strategies are well-supported in the current card pool, though even there it sits on the fringe. Commander is where Old-Growth Educator actually earns a slot: the format's slower pace makes a three-creature swing off one card meaningful, and token doublers like Parallel Lives turn the modest output into a legitimate board state.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightWoe StriderOld-Growth Educator

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightWoe StriderOld-Growth Educator

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite scry 1

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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerOld-Growth Educator

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerOld-Growth Educator

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite scry 1

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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightOld-Growth EducatorCarrion Feeder

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightOld-Growth EducatorCarrion Feeder

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

$0.09 bulk tier

At $0.09, Old-Growth Educator is deep bulk — no real floor to fall through and nothing to lose by picking up a copy. Bulk rares with narrow synergy applications tend to stay at this price indefinitely, so run it because it fits your build, not because you expect movement.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.