Tamanoa
Creature — Spirit
Whenever a noncreature source you control deals damage, you gain that much life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $1.00
- EDHREC rank
- #24770
Tamanoa turns every non-creature source of damage you control into a life gain engine — burn spells, Earthquake effects, and artifacts like Aetherflux Reservoir all feed it. The cost is a three-mana 2/4 with no immediate board impact, so it only earns its slot in decks built to exploit the trigger.
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 |
Commander is where Tamanoa actually lives — the format's long games, multiplayer damage stacking, and abundance of noncreature damage effects give it enough triggers to matter. Legacy and Vintage are legal but offer no realistic home; three mana for a 2/4 with a conditional upside isn't competing there. Tamanoa is a narrow build-around in every format it touches, and outside of Commander, that's essentially a death sentence.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
TamanoaAetherflux Reservoir
Infinite damage; Infinite lifegain triggers
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Current price
$1.00 cheap tier
At $1.00, Tamanoa sits in the bulk-rare tier — low enough that picking one up is a no-brainer if the deck calls for it. Demand is too narrow to push the price higher, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.