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Seeker of Skybreak

Creature — Elf

{T}: Untap target creature.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
common
Set
Seventh Edition
Price
$1.00
EDHREC rank
#3989
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Seeker of Skybreak card art
Seeker of Skybreak untaps any creature for two mana — that's the whole card, and in the right shell it's absurd. Commanders like Alaundo the Seer that need repeated tap activations treat it as a second copy of their engine, and Illusionist's Bracers can double the untap trigger to stretch it even further.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Alaundo the Seer

Alaundo the Seer

59.0% of decks · synergy 0.58

Alaundo the Seer taps to put a counter on a suspended card, so untapping him for two mana with Seeker of Skybreak is essentially a second activation each turn cycle — faster cascades, faster free spells. Nearly 60% of Alaundo lists run it for exactly that reason.

02
Selvala, Explorer Returned

Selvala, Explorer Returned

43.1% of decks · synergy 0.42

Selvala, Explorer Returned generates mana and draws when she taps, making each Seeker of Skybreak activation a net-positive loop rather than just a tempo play. At 43% inclusion across over four thousand decks, it's one of the most consistent includes in the archetype.

03
Svella, Ice Shaper

Svella, Ice Shaper

39.5% of decks · synergy 0.38

Svella, Ice Shaper's tap ability makes Icy Manalith tokens, and a second activation per turn means twice the mana acceleration. Seeker of Skybreak slots in as pure redundancy for that engine at nearly 40% inclusion.

04
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash

Yurlok of Scorch Thrash

38.3% of decks · synergy 0.36

Yurlok of Scorch Thrash taps to give all players mana burn, and untapping him mid-turn lets you stack that damage before opponents can spend the mana. Seeker of Skybreak turns a punisher commander into a faster clock.

05
Marwyn, the Nurturer

Marwyn, the Nurturer

39.8% of decks · synergy 0.36

Marwyn, the Nurturer grows when Elves enter and taps for mana equal to her power, so Seeker of Skybreak effectively doubles her mana output each turn. At nearly 40% inclusion in close to eight thousand decks, it's a near-staple in the archetype.

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 legal
oathbreaker legal

Seeker of Skybreak is a Commander card through and through — the formats where repeated tap-ability abuse matters most are exactly the ones where you have 99-card singleton engines to build around. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; two-mana creature untappers don't make the cut when the formats move at instant speed on turn one. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth a glance: the common designation makes it theoretically available, and any Pauper combo shell relying on a tapping creature could use it, though the competition for that slot is stiff. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — if your planeswalker has a tap ability or your signature spell creates one, Seeker of Skybreak earns its spot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.00 cheap tier

At $1.00, Seeker of Skybreak sits in the sweet spot where it's cheap enough to include speculatively and good enough that you'll rarely regret it. Demand is driven almost entirely by Commander combo players, so the price is stable — it won't spike dramatically, but it also isn't going to zero.

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