Pulse of Llanowar
Enchantment
If a basic land you control is tapped for mana, it produces mana of a color of your choice instead of any other type.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #25655
Pulse of Llanowar makes every land in play tap for any color of mana, collapsing a five-color mana base into something reliably smooth for as long as it sticks. Four mana for an enchantment that does nothing the turn it arrives is the real cost — it's a luxury piece, not a necessity.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Pulse of Llanowar earns its keep, specifically in five-color decks that lean on basics or struggle with color fixing early. Legacy and Vintage have access to it on paper, but neither format rewards a four-mana do-nothing enchantment when faster fixing exists in abundance. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table. In Oathbreaker it could see fringe play in five-color builds, but the two-card construction constraint makes it harder to justify over cheaper options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Pulse of Llanowar is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in with any order. That price reflects its narrow application, and nothing about the demand curve suggests it moves.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.