Roil Cartographer
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get 
(an energy counter).
, Pay six : Draw three cards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4628
Roil Cartographer turns token copies into land drops, which means every blink or ETB trigger in a Satya, Aetherflux Genius deck doubles as mana acceleration. The cost — a two-mana 2/2 that requires additional setup to pay off — is real, but in the right shell it's not a fair trade for opponents to deal with.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Satya, Aetherflux Genius
Satya, Aetherflux Genius creates tapped attacking copies at end of combat, and Roil Cartographer converts each of those token triggers into a land from hand — meaning a single Satya activation can net you both board presence and mana development in the same turn.
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator's artifact and creature copy effects feed Roil Cartographer repeatedly, letting the deck translate its token generation into consistent land acceleration without dedicating extra slots to traditional ramp.
Dr. Madison Li
Dr. Madison Li rewards artifact ETBs in quantity, and Roil Cartographer plugs in as a land-fetch engine that fires every time the deck does what it already wants to do.
Liberty Prime, Recharged
Liberty Prime, Recharged churns out artifact tokens at scale, and Roil Cartographer converts that volume into land drops, keeping the deck's mana development ahead of curve as the token count compounds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Roil Cartographer is a Commander card — the effect is too incremental and setup-dependent to compete in Legacy or Vintage, where the game is decided before token synergies mature. In Commander, it occupies a clean role in ETB-heavy or copy-based decks that would otherwise run out of land drops in the midgame. Outside of that specific niche, it's too passive for the 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Roil Cartographer isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current number. Given the card's narrow but high-synergy role, it tends to move with the popularity of its best commanders rather than on independent demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
- Saheeli, Radiant Creator
- Dr. Madison Li
- Liberty Prime, Recharged
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.