Plasm Capture
Instant
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next first main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is that spell's mana value.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #6301
Plasm Capture counters a spell and converts it directly into mana — the countered spell's cost becomes that many colorless mana added to your pool on your next upkeep, which is one of the most punishing payoffs stapled to a hard counter in the format. The cost is real: four mana at double-blue double-green is genuinely hard to cast outside dedicated Simic builds, which is why you see it almost exclusively in decks like Gonti, Canny Acquisitor that are already deep in both colors.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor cares about casting spells from opponents' libraries and generating value whenever mana floods in from unexpected sources, so Plasm Capture fits cleanly — counter something expensive, bank the mana, and spend it on whatever you just stole from the top of an opponent's deck.
Kruphix, God of Horizons
Kruphix, God of Horizons converts any unspent mana into a colorless reserve that never disappears, which means the burst of mana Plasm Capture generates doesn't have to be spent immediately — float it all into Kruphix's pool and deploy it over multiple turns.
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter rewards casting spells on opponents' turns, and Plasm Capture is exactly the kind of instant-speed play that triggers her whenever you're interacting in the counter step — free spell off the top, plus the mana refund on upkeep.
The Mimeoplasm
The Mimeoplasm decks are slower and grindier, so Plasm Capture earns its slot as a counter that pays you back enough mana to accelerate into the big-mana reanimation turns the deck is building toward.
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 |
Plasm Capture is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's almost exclusively a Commander card in practice. In Constructed formats, four mana for a counterspell is a significant tempo loss, and the delayed mana payoff — arriving on your next upkeep rather than immediately — is too slow to matter in faster formats where the game may already be decided. Commander is where the math flips: countering a six-mana threat and waking up with six mana on your next turn is a massive swing, and the slower pace of the format gives you time to spend it. Stick to Simic or Sultai Commander builds where you can reliably cast it on curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Plasm Capture is bulk, which makes it a low-risk include for any Simic Commander deck that can support the double-blue double-green cost. The price reflects its narrow casting requirements rather than its power level — it's a strong effect that just can't go in most decks.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.