Quirion Sentinel

Creature — Elf Druid

When this creature enters, add one mana of any color.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
common
Set
Invasion
Price
$0.11
EDHREC rank
#27302
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Quirion Sentinel card art
Quirion Sentinel enters and immediately taps for one mana of any color, making it a one-shot mana fixer stapled to a creature body — relevant for cost-reduction commanders like Hamza, Guardian of Arashin, where every creature that enters cheaply advances the board state. The 1/1 body is nearly irrelevant; you're paying one green mana for a cantrip-style mana burst that doubles as a synergy piece.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Quirion Sentinel is a Commander and Pauper card — full stop. In Commander, it earns its slot in +1/+1 counter shells and affinity-for-creatures builds where the mana burst on entry triggers payoffs or reduces costs. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight, slotting into elves and creature-based combo lists that want flexible mana acceleration at common rarity. Legacy and Vintage have it legal but ignore it entirely — the competition at one mana is too steep for a 1/1 with a one-time tap effect.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.11 bulk tier

At $0.11, Quirion Sentinel is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common bin without looking hard. The price is stable at floor; there's no realistic pressure that pushes a narrow common higher.

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