Reap What Is Sown
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target creatures.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #22795
Reap What Is Sown puts three +1/+1 counters distributed across up to three creatures for two mana at instant speed — that's meaningful board presence attached to a cheap, flexible spell. It's a staple in counter-synergy decks and a bulk rare that punches above its price.
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 |
Reap What Is Sown sees virtually all its play in Commander, where decks built around +1/+1 counters — Simic, Abzan, and five-color proliferate shells — want every cheap counter-distribution spell they can find. In Modern and Pioneer it's legal but competitively irrelevant; faster formats don't have room for a combat trick that doesn't generate card advantage. Legacy and Vintage have no interest either. Commander is the correct home, and within that format it earns its slot specifically in decks that care about hitting threshold numbers on individual creatures or triggering abilities whenever counters are placed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Reap What Is Sown is deep bulk — no barrier to picking up a copy or three. Price should stay flat; it's not a card that spikes on commander announcements, but it's also not going anywhere as long as +1/+1 counter commanders keep getting printed.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.