Scholar of the Lost Trove
Creature — Sphinx
Flying
When this creature enters, you may cast target instant, sorcery, or artifact card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10114
Scholar of the Lost Trove enters and immediately casts any instant, sorcery, or artifact from your graveyard for free — effectively a seventh-mana bomb that generates a second spell the moment it resolves. The seven-mana price tag is steep, but decks that cheat it into play, like Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign flipping it off the top, get the trigger without paying a cent.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Scholar of the Lost Trove is a centerpiece in Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign because its odd mana cost means Yennett's attack trigger puts it directly onto the battlefield — skipping seven mana and landing the free-cast trigger in one attack.
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Tasigur, the Golden Fang fills the graveyard naturally and wants high-impact spells to recur; Scholar of the Lost Trove turns whatever pile Tasigur's ability has assembled into an immediate free cast the turn Scholar lands.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Scholar of the Lost Trove is genuinely at home — the singleton environment means graveyards fill with unique, high-value targets, and the one-time trigger is worth building around. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; seven mana is an unacceptable rate against fast combo and free-spell density when cheaper reanimation and recursion effects exist. Oathbreaker is the one wildcard: if your planeswalker signature spell ends up in the graveyard, Scholar of the Lost Trove can rebuy it, but the format's lower ceiling means the payoff rarely justifies the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Scholar of the Lost TroveWorldfireImpact Tremors
Each opponent loses the game; Exile all cards in hands and graveyards; Exile all permanents; Near-infinite lifeloss for all players; Mass Land Denial
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Scholar of the Lost TroveHelvaultKrark-Clan Ironworks
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Scholar of the Lost Trove isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market price before buying. Given its niche but real demand in Yennett and graveyard Commander builds, it has historically held a modest premium over bulk rare.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.