Simic Initiate
Creature — Human Mutant
Graft 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #22716
Simic Initiate enters with a +1/+1 counter on it and lets you move that counter to another creature — a one-time, enter-the-battlefield trigger stapled to a 0/0 body that immediately vanishes if nothing moves the counter fast enough. It's a narrow enabler that only earns its slot in dedicated counter-redistribution or proliferate shells.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Simic Initiate is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive relevance is essentially zero outside of Commander. In Commander it finds a home only in decks that exploit enter-the-battlefield triggers, counter movement, or sacrifice synergies — Vorel of the Hull Clade, Ozolith-adjacent builds, or any commander that rewards +1/+1 counter manipulation. In Pauper the body-to-effect ratio is too poor to see play. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 0/0 for two mana regardless of what it does with a single counter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Simic Initiate is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box without thinking twice. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.