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Planar Gate

Artifact

Creature spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{6}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Masters Edition IV
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#20844
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Planar Gate card art
Planar Gate cuts the mana cost of every creature you cast by two, which is the kind of persistent discount that snowballs fast in creature-heavy Commander decks. The catch is a six-mana setup cost — but Monk Gyatso and similar value engines recover that investment within a turn or two.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Planar Gate is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it sees real play. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient cost-reduction engines, and the six-mana entry point is simply too slow for those formats' threat density. In Commander, the math flips — a six-mana artifact that shaves two off every subsequent creature quickly generates overwhelming value across a long game, especially in high-creature-count builds.

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Planar Gate isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its niche Commander appeal and relatively recent printing, it tends to sit in budget-friendly territory — worth grabbing if you're building a creature-heavy shell.

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