Pelargir Survivor
Creature — Human Peasant
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
, : Target player mills three cards. (They put the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14600
Pelargir Survivor is a self-replacing beater that draws a card the turn it dies, which means every trade or removal spell your opponent fires at it replaces itself in your hand. The cost is that the payoff is purely reactive — you only get the draw if it dies, so it never pressures opponents the way a proactive threat does.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Pelargir Survivor slots into aristocrats, sacrifice, and Dimir tempo builds that want bodies which punish opponents for interacting — every removal spell becomes a cantrip. In Pauper, the format it's actually competitive in, it fills a similar role in black-based control and sacrifice shells where card-neutral creatures matter at common. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the power bar is too high for a vanilla-statted two-drop with a conditional upside. Pelargir Survivor is a commons-and-budget card through and through, and the format data reflects exactly that.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Pelargir Survivor is deep bulk — you're picking this up from a bargain bin or throwing it in a cart to hit free shipping. Bulk commons rarely hold or gain value, so buy exactly what you need and don't speculate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.