Rustvine Cultivator
Creature — Phyrexian Elf Druid
: Put an oil counter on this creature., Remove an oil counter from this creature: Untap target land.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #15651
Rustvine Cultivator puts a land into play tapped — that's the whole job, and it does it on a body that can block or crew something. Three mana for one ramp and a 2/2 is a fair rate, not a great one, so you run it when you need the redundancy or the creature type matters.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Rustvine Cultivator — redundant ramp on a creature body is exactly what green creature-based strategies want, and the 2/2 frame at least does something while you wait for the late game. In Pauper it's a legal option and the rate is passable at common, though Elvish Mystic and Arbor Elf outclass it on mana efficiency. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer all have ramp options so far ahead of Rustvine Cultivator that it won't see competitive play in any of them — the format legality is theoretical. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in deck-building logic, so the same green-creature-density argument applies there.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Rustvine Cultivator is pure bulk — you're paying for a playset out of a bulk box, not tracking the price. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so there's no hold argument here; just pick up copies if the deck wants them and move on.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.