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Saproling Cluster

Enchantment

{1}, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Any player may activate this ability.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Nemesis
Price
$0.46
EDHREC rank
#15693
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Saproling Cluster card art
Saproling Cluster turns any discarded card into a 1/1 token, and the moment you pair it with Ashnod's Altar, that token becomes two colorless mana — enough to loop indefinitely with the right payoff in play. Slimefoot and Squee is the natural home because the commander recurs creatures from the graveyard, feeding the discard outlet while the drain triggers stack up.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Slimefoot and Squee

Slimefoot and Squee

26.0% of decks · synergy 0.25

Slimefoot and Squee runs Saproling Cluster because the commander's recursive engine turns every discard into a self-replacing loop — pitch a creature, make a token, sacrifice for mana, bring the creature back, repeat until opponents are dead.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Saproling Cluster is a Commander card, full stop. Legacy and Vintage are both legal, but a two-mana enchantment that demands a supporting cast of sac outlets and drain effects never competed in those formats. Commander is where it thrives: the 100-card singleton environment rewards the kind of incremental engine that Saproling Cluster enables, and the multiplayer damage-doubling effect of hitting all opponents simultaneously makes the drain payoffs scale well. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary home for any Jund or Golgari spellslinger build that wants a cheap token generator in the 60-card format.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

578 decks
Saproling ClusterAshnod's AltarMoldervine Reclamation

Saproling ClusterAshnod's AltarMoldervine Reclamation

Infinite draw triggers; Infinite rummaging; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

$0.46 bulk tier

At $0.46, Saproling Cluster is deep bulk — the kind of card you find in a dollar bin rather than a singles order. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless a major reprint vehicle or breakout commander pushes the combo into mainstream attention.

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