Potioner's Trove
Artifact
: Add one mana of any color.: You gain 2 life. Activate only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #16904
Potioner's Trove gives you a repeatable way to convert excess mana or resources into card advantage, and that on-board engine is the whole reason to run it. The cost is real — it asks you to build around it rather than slot in anywhere.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Potioner's Trove earns a slot in decks that generate surplus resources and want a sink that pays off over multiple turns — the multiplayer game length justifies the setup cost. In faster formats like Modern or Pioneer, the card is too slow to matter; competitive games end before a repeatable engine accrues meaningful value. Legacy and Vintage have redundant, more powerful options that make Potioner's Trove irrelevant at that level. Pauper is where the card deserves a second look if the effect is strong enough at common, since that format rewards incremental card advantage more than most.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Potioner's Trove is pure bulk — grab a copy without a second thought on price. Bulk rares rarely climb unless a deck emerges that demands them at volume, so don't expect this to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.