Ondu Knotmaster // Throw a Line
Creature — Kor Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure
Lifelink
Whenever another modified creature you control dies, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #19071
Ondu Knotmaster // Throw a Line is a token payoff and a token maker stapled together — the front side rewards you for going wide while the back side adds reach when you need it. The combined package is genuinely flexible, but neither half is powerful enough to demand a slot outside dedicated go-wide or Spider tribal builds.
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 |
In Commander, Ondu Knotmaster // Throw a Line fits narrowly into go-wide token strategies that can reliably flip MDFCs — the front side scales with token count, and Throw a Line provides incidental reach in a format full of Flying threats. Outside token-heavy builds, the rate isn't there. In Legacy and Vintage, neither half comes close to the power threshold those formats demand. Modern has enough efficient token payoffs that this doesn't make the cut competitively. Oathbreaker is its friendliest competitive environment outside Commander, where a token-generating planeswalker signature spell can set up the front side quickly.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Ondu Knotmaster // Throw a Line is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card. Bulk MDFCs rarely climb without a breakout competitive application, and nothing about this card's current trajectory suggests one is coming.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.