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Rattleclaw Mystic

Creature — Human Shaman

{T}: Add {G}, {U}, or {R}.
Morph {2} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, add {G}{U}{R}.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
GRU
Rarity
rare
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#5768
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Rattleclaw Mystic card art
Rattleclaw Mystic is a two-mana mana dork that taps for green, blue, or red — and in morph shells, it pays you back three mana when you flip it face-up, effectively untapping for free. Animar, Soul of Elements and Panoptic Projektor both exploit that flip trigger, making Rattleclaw Mystic a ramp piece that also functions as a combo enabler.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Animar, Soul of Elements

Animar, Soul of Elements

43.3% of decks · synergy 0.36

Rattleclaw Mystic is an auto-include in Animar, Soul of Elements — the three-color mana production covers every pip Animar needs, and flipping it face-up for zero net mana means Animar gets a +1/+1 counter while you float mana, accelerating the board state turns ahead of schedule.

02
Surrak Dragonclaw

Surrak Dragonclaw

39.5% of decks · synergy 0.32

Surrak Dragonclaw runs the same Temur wedge as Rattleclaw Mystic, so the color fixing alone earns its slot — the morph synergy is a bonus in creature-heavy builds that want to curve out fast and hit Surrak's high-power threats on time.

03
Eshki Dragonclaw

Eshki Dragonclaw

23.2% of decks · synergy 0.16

Eshki Dragonclaw benefits from Rattleclaw Mystic as a low-cost morph body that supports the morph-matters theme while providing flexible Temur fixing, letting Eshki decks consistently land their commander and morph payoffs on curve.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

In Commander, Rattleclaw Mystic is a role-player in Temur and morph-centric builds — not a universal staple, but a strong piece in the decks that want it. In competitive 1v1 formats like Pioneer and Modern, it sees essentially no play; two-mana dorks that don't produce mana the turn they enter get passed over for Elvish Mystic, Sylvan Caryatid, or Utopia Sprawl. Legacy and Vintage have far better acceleration at every point on the curve, so Rattleclaw Mystic is a Commander card through and through.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

6 decks
Yedora, Grave GardenerRattleclaw MysticSkullclamp

Yedora, Grave GardenerRattleclaw MysticSkullclamp

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite blue mana; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite green mana; Near-infinite landfall triggers; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite red mana

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't currently available for Rattleclaw Mystic, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow application outside Commander and its age, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory — worth picking up if you're building Animar, Soul of Elements or a morph deck, but don't expect to overpay.

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