Reptilian Reflection
Enchantment
Whenever you cycle a card, you may have this enchantment become a 5/4 Dinosaur creature with trample and haste in addition to its other types until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26440
Reptilian Reflection turns any land into a 7/4 trampling Dinosaur until end of turn — a surprise blocker or attacker that costs nothing but the land's tap and two mana. At instant speed, the payoff-to-cost ratio is real, and in formats that care about Dinosaurs or big bodies on demand, it earns its slot.
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, Reptilian Reflection is a niche inclusion — best in Dinosaur tribal decks where the creature type matters for Discover or Enrage triggers, and passable anywhere you want a flash blocker that doesn't cost a card slot the way a creature would. In competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage it's essentially invisible; the effect is too low-impact for environments where the bar starts at ending the game. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient threats that a 7/4 with no staying power doesn't compete, though it's technically legal in both. The card's real home is casual Commander, where the surprise factor on a cheap, low-risk body has genuine table value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Reptilian Reflection is deep bulk — you'll find it in bulk bins or pick up a playset for pocket change. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb, so treat this as a throw-in rather than a pickup for future value.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.