Ovinomancer
Creature — Human Wizard
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you return three basic lands you control to their owner's hand.
, Return this creature to its owner's hand: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 0/1 green Sheep creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21444
Ovinomancer turns any creature into a 0/1 Sheep token — repeatable, on-demand removal that answers almost any threat on the board. The cost is real: you return three basic lands to hand each time, which makes it a tax rather than a freeroll, but Aluren eliminates the mana entirely and Mairsil, the Pretender cages the ability and uses it without ever paying the return cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mairsil, the Pretender
Mairsil, the Pretender cages Ovinomancer and gains the activated ability, then uses it without paying the land-return cost — turning what's normally a tempo drain into clean, repeatable creature removal stapled to one of the format's most ability-stacking commanders.
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 |
Ovinomancer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees real play is Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the land-return cost is a non-starter when cheaper, unconditional removal exists at every point on the curve. Commander is where the combination of a reusable effect, resilient creature body, and Aluren synergy creates genuine reasons to sleeve it — particularly in decks that can dodge or exploit the drawback.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
OvinomancerAlurenConcordant Crossroads
Destroy all creatures opponents control; Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count; Lock
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OvinomancerAlurenAkroma's Memorial
Destroy all creatures opponents control; Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count; Lock
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Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Ovinomancer is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. That price is stable by default; niche cards this cheap don't move unless a new commander or combo pushes sudden demand.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.