Quirion Dryad
Creature — Dryad
Whenever you cast a spell that's white, blue, black, or red, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #23939
Quirion Dryad becomes a legitimate threat fast in any deck casting blue, white, black, or red spells alongside green — a two-mana creature that scales with your spell density rather than sitting at a fixed rate. If your deck is already casting noncreature spells in multiple colors, this card pays for itself in stats within two or three turns.
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 |
In Commander, Quirion Dryad fits best in spellslinger or multicolor goodstuff shells where noncreature spells are plentiful enough to trigger it multiple times a turn — think Riku of Two Reflections or Kenrith, the Returned King strategies that are always casting something. Legacy sees occasional play in Miracle or Sultai tempo shells where cheap interaction naturally grows it, though the competition at two mana is fierce enough to keep it fringe. Modern and Pioneer have even less room for it; a vanilla 1/1 until you start chaining spells doesn't clear the bar set by threats that arrive with immediate impact. Quirion Dryad is most at home wherever the spell count is high and the colors are varied.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Quirion Dryad is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not any scarcity. It's a low-reprint-risk card with a narrow enough home that the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.