Shortcut to Mushrooms
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, the Ring tempts you.
At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #11637
Shortcut to Mushrooms puts a land directly onto the battlefield and replaces itself with a draw — both effects on a single card for three mana. Outside of Sméagol, Helpful Guide decks where the Treasure-and-sacrifice synergy makes it a near-auto-include, it's a worse Cultivate that belongs in the bulk bin.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Sméagol, Helpful Guide triggers off opponents losing life, and Shortcut to Mushrooms feeds that loop by producing Treasure tokens opponents sacrifice — making it one of the few Sultai commanders where this card earns its slot over generically better ramp.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shortcut to Mushrooms sees essentially no play outside Commander, where its combination of ramp and card draw at least passes the baseline test for inclusion in theme-adjacent decks. In Legacy and Vintage, three mana for a land and a draw is uncompetitive by several orders of magnitude — those formats ignore it entirely. Commander is where it lives, and even there it's nearly always a role-player in Sméagol, Helpful Guide lists rather than a card anyone else is hunting for.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Shortcut to Mushrooms is deep bulk — you'll find copies in dollar boxes before you'll need to order one. Bulk ramp with narrow appeal doesn't appreciate, so don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.