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Radagast, Wizard of Wilds

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Ward {1}
Beasts and Birds you control have ward {1}.
Whenever you cast a spell with mana value 5 or greater, choose one —
• Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
• Create a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{G}{U}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
rare
Set
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
Price
$1.21
EDHREC rank
#12979
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Radagast, Wizard of Wilds card art
Radagast, Wizard of Wilds gives every creature you control the ability to tap for green mana equal to its power — that's a Selvala-style engine stapled to a three-mana body, and it goes infinite with Temur Sabertooth the moment you have a creature with power 3 or greater in play. Galadriel, Elven-Queen decks run it because the token floods and scry triggers translate directly into mana, then into the rest of your hand.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Galadriel, Elven-Queen

Galadriel, Elven-Queen

17.1% of decks · synergy 0.16

Galadriel, Elven-Queen's constant stream of creature tokens means Radagast, Wizard of Wilds turns every Ring-tempted attacker into a mana dork, converting board width into the explosive green mana needed to empty your hand before opponents can stabilize.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Radagast, Wizard of Wilds actually lives — the format's longer games and creature-heavy strategies give the tap-for-power ability time to generate the kind of mana advantage that wins in one turn. Legacy and Vintage both permit it, but neither format wants a three-mana do-nothing until you untap; the effect is too slow for those tables. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if your signature spell is a green payoff and you can protect Radagast through the first turn cycle, but the pool is smaller and the competition for the slot is real.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.21 cheap tier

At $1.21, Radagast, Wizard of Wilds sits in the cheap tier — reasonable for a card with a genuine infinite-mana combo attached and solid placement in a top-tier archetype. The price is likely to hold or tick up as more players discover the Temur Sabertooth line; there's no reprint pressure currently visible.

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