Tamiyo, Field Researcher
Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo
+1: Choose up to two target creatures. Until your next turn, whenever either of those creatures deals combat damage, you draw a card.
−2: Tap up to two target nonland permanents. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
−7: Draw three cards. You get an emblem with "You may cast spells from your hand without paying their mana costs."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2984
Tamiyo, Field Researcher lands on board and immediately threatens to lock down attackers, draw cards off combat, and ultimately end the game with an emblem that makes your spells free — all for four mana in three colors. Ms. Bumbleflower decks run her at over 50% inclusion precisely because that kind of value-plus-inevitability package is exactly what superfriends shells are built around.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ms. Bumbleflower
Ms. Bumbleflower is a planeswalker-tribal engine, and Tamiyo, Field Researcher slotting in at 52% inclusion reflects how naturally her tap-lock and card-draw abilities feed a board full of planeswalkers accumulating loyalty.
Mr. Foxglove
Mr. Foxglove wants planeswalkers that can protect themselves and generate value without combat, and Tamiyo, Field Researcher's minus ability to tap down threats does exactly that while building toward the game-ending emblem.
Esika, God of the Tree
Esika, God of the Tree's The Prismatic Bridge face cheats permanents into play, and Tamiyo, Field Researcher is a high-impact planeswalker hit that immediately stabilizes the board and threatens an emblem within two upticks.
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor hands out counters and encourages creatures to swing at opponents, and Tamiyo, Field Researcher's plus ability punishes exactly those swings — drawing cards whenever two or more tapped creatures attack.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferates loyalty counters every end step, accelerating Tamiyo, Field Researcher toward her emblem faster than any other commander in the format.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tamiyo, Field Researcher is a genuine threat — her plus ability punishes go-wide and combat-heavy tables, her minus locks down a problem permanent every turn, and her emblem is effectively a win condition in any spell-heavy deck. Modern and Legacy have little interest in a four-mana planeswalker who doesn't immediately end the game or generate mana; the formats are too fast and too removal-dense for her to tick up reliably. Pioneer is the one constructed format where she has seen fringe play in slower midrange or control shells, but she's never been a format staple there either. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card variant where Tamiyo, Field Researcher is genuinely at home, since the singleton, slower pace lets her loyalty add up.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Tamiyo, Field Researcher isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. She's a non-rotating casual staple with strong demand in superfriends and Atraxa builds, so supply tends to keep pace with interest — but verify before assuming a bargain.
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Mentioned
- Ms. Bumbleflower
- Mr. Foxglove
- Esika, God of the Tree
- Kros, Defense Contractor
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.