Shu Grain Caravan
Creature — Human Soldier
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $1.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30288
Shu Grain Caravan enters the battlefield and puts a Plains directly into play tapped — no hoops, no conditions. Five mana for a 2/2 body plus a land is a bad rate in any context where better options exist.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shu Grain Caravan competes against a deep bench of three- and four-mana ramp spells that either fetch untapped lands or replace themselves with cards — it does neither well enough to earn a slot in most lists. Pauper is the one format where the card's common status matters and the competition thins out, but even there a 5-mana sorcery-speed land fetch is slow for a format that rewards efficiency. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — Shu Grain Caravan will never see play at those tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.08 cheap tier
At $1.08, Shu Grain Caravan sits in a price tier its power level doesn't justify — budget ramp options that outperform it cost less. Don't expect the price to move; demand simply isn't there.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.