Patch Up
Sorcery
Return up to three target creature cards with total mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #13170
Patch Up returns three creatures with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield — at instant speed, for three mana — making it one of the most mana-efficient mass reanimation spells available. The power restriction is real, but in any deck built around small creatures, Patch Up overperforms every comparable effect at its cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Polukranos Reborn
Polukranos Reborn generates a steady stream of small creatures that trade in combat and fill the graveyard, and Patch Up refuels the board mid-combat or at the end of an opponent's turn — exactly when the engine needs bodies back to keep pressure on.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Patch Up earns a slot in any go-wide or sacrifice-heavy deck that runs small creatures: the instant speed means you can hold up interaction and pivot to recovery the moment the board wipe resolves. Competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern have access to faster, less conditional reanimation, so Patch Up sits on the fringes there — theoretically playable in dedicated weenie shells but rarely the right tool. Pioneer is similar: the power-2 ceiling is a real constraint in a format where most payoffs outgrow it. Patch Up is a Commander card first and foremost, and that's where it does its best work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Patch Up is deep bulk — easy to acquire and easy to overlook. It's unlikely to spike unless a high-profile small-creature commander drives a sudden demand surge, so pick up copies now while it's a throw-in.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Polukranos Reborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.