Shimmerwilds Growth
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant land
As this Aura enters, choose a color.
Enchanted land is the chosen color.
Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #10368
Shimmerwilds Growth puts an Aura on the battlefield and replaces itself with a land — two permanent types for one card slot, which is the whole reason enchantment commanders want it. Estrid, the Masked in particular cashes in on both halves, triggering enchantment synergies while the land keeps mana development on curve.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Estrid, the Masked
Estrid, the Masked wants every cheap enchantment it can get, and Shimmerwilds Growth delivers one while fetching a land — both halves feed her untap engine and enchantment-count payoffs.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent
Yenna, Redtooth Regent copies Auras at low cost, and Shimmerwilds Growth is exactly the kind of cheap, modal Aura that becomes two permanents when Yenna starts duplicating it.
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
Preston Garvey, Minuteman triggers off non-token creatures entering, and Shimmerwilds Growth's land fetch keeps mana consistent enough to cast the creature spells that fire his ability every turn.
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Tatsunari, Toad Rider cares about casting enchantments to generate tokens, so Shimmerwilds Growth doubles as a token trigger and a land drop — two functions that keep the engine humming.
Wildsear, Scouring Maw
Wildsear, Scouring Maw rewards stacking enchantments, and Shimmerwilds Growth slots in as cheap enchantment density that never costs a land drop.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Shimmerwilds Growth earns its slot — enchantress strategies need density, and a card that counts as an enchantment while replacing itself with a land is exactly what those decks want. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer it has no home; modal spells that don't impact the board fast enough don't make the cut when tempo is at a premium. Legacy and Vintage ignore it for the same reason. Standard is the only 60-card format where a slow enchantment-synergy shell could theoretically use it, but the competition for two-mana slots is steep.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Shimmerwilds Growth is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with real mechanical upside in enchantment Commander builds. Bulk rares with genuine synergy homes tend to stay cheap unless a breakout deck pushes demand, so pick up copies freely without worrying about timing.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.