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Primeval Bounty

Enchantment

Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 3 life.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{5}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
mythic
Set
Jumpstart
Price
$0.46
EDHREC rank
#2180
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Primeval Bounty card art
Primeval Bounty generates a 3/3 Beast, a +1/+1 counter, or a 3-life payment every single time you cast a spell — at six mana, that's a continuous value engine rather than a one-shot payoff. In dedicated loops like Shrieking Drake bounce chains, or under Bello, Bard of the Brambles where every noncreature spell already draws a card, the triggers compound fast enough to end games.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Wildsear, Scouring Maw

Wildsear, Scouring Maw

42.8% of decks · synergy 0.36

Wildsear, Scouring Maw cares about landing big permanents repeatedly, and Primeval Bounty converts each of those casts into a body or a counter without spending additional resources.

04
Ruxa, Patient Professor

Ruxa, Patient Professor

32.0% of decks · synergy 0.28

Ruxa, Patient Professor builds around base-power creatures with no abilities, and Primeval Bounty layers +1/+1 counters onto those creatures every time you develop your board, quietly pushing them out of removal range.

05
Gorion, Wise Mentor

Gorion, Wise Mentor

18.9% of decks · synergy 0.18

Gorion, Wise Mentor copies spells cast targeting creatures, which means every copied spell fires Primeval Bounty's trigger a second time — Beasts and counters accumulate faster than opponents expect.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Primeval Bounty is legal across virtually every major format but sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — six mana for a do-nothing enchantment that doesn't win the game immediately is far too slow for those tables. Commander is its natural home: the slower pace and multiplayer life totals give the card the time it needs to snowball, and enchantment-based value engines are harder to punish in a format without consistent Force of Will. In Oathbreaker it's a fringe consideration in high-curve green shells but competes with cheaper payoffs.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.46 bulk tier

At $0.46, Primeval Bounty sits firmly in bulk territory, making it an easy pickup for any green Commander deck that wants a low-risk value enchantment. The price has stayed flat for years and is unlikely to spike without a high-profile reprint driving demand, so buy it now and don't think about it again.

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