Spore Burst
Sorcery
Domain — Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each basic land type among lands you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #24809
Spore Burst makes three 1/1 Saproling tokens for four mana at instant speed — serviceable, not impressive. The forestcycling clause is the real reason to run it, giving you a land-fetch safety valve that makes the card playable in decks that can't always afford to cast it.
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 |
In Commander, Spore Burst occupies a narrow niche — it belongs in token-synergy decks that specifically care about Saprolings, and even there it competes with more efficient token producers. Outside of those dedicated strategies, three 1/1s for four mana is below the threshold most Commander tables demand. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, Spore Burst has no competitive presence; token strategies in those formats demand far more efficiency than this rate provides. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: fine in a Saproling-tribal shell, irrelevant everywhere else.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Spore Burst is bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.