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Tanuki Transplanter

Artifact Creature — Equipment Dog

Whenever this creature or equipped creature attacks, add an amount of {G} equal to its power. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Reconfigure {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Neon Dynasty Commander
Price
$1.30
EDHREC rank
#6045
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Tanuki Transplanter card art
Tanuki Transplanter puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature and makes a land drop every time you attack — the kind of persistent, low-maintenance value that snowballs fast in long games. The cost is real: five mana on a creature that needs to survive to pay off, and it has no built-in protection, so pairing it with extra-combat engines like Aggravated Assault or commanders like Sophia, Dogged Detective that reward repeated attacking is where it earns its slot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Sophia, Dogged Detective

Sophia, Dogged Detective

57.8% of decks · synergy 0.57

Sophia, Dogged Detective triggers off creatures with +1/+1 counters attacking, and Tanuki Transplanter both carries counters and keeps adding them — every swing generates clues, counters, and a land drop simultaneously, compounding the value engine turn after turn.

02
Kosei, Penitent Warlord

Kosei, Penitent Warlord

50.6% of decks · synergy 0.48

Kosei, Penitent Warlord wants to attack with a heavily countered creature and deal massive damage to each opponent, and Tanuki Transplanter reliably stacks counters while ramping you into the extra-combat spells that let Kosei finish the table in one swing.

03
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade

Chishiro, the Shattered Blade

44.2% of decks · synergy 0.42

Chishiro, the Shattered Blade creates Spirit tokens whenever an aura or equipment enters with counters in play, and Tanuki Transplanter's attack trigger keeps the counter density high enough to make every equipment drop a two-for-one.

04
Thrun, Breaker of Silence

Thrun, Breaker of Silence

40.9% of decks · synergy 0.38

Thrun, Breaker of Silence is a hexproof threat that wants to be loaded with counters and swung repeatedly, and Tanuki Transplanter handles the counter accumulation while self-funding the land base to cast Thrun's expensive support spells.

05
Yargle and Multani

Yargle and Multani

30.9% of decks · synergy 0.30

Yargle and Multani is a massive base-power creature looking for counter support to push damage even higher, and Tanuki Transplanter supplies both the +1/+1 counters and the extra mana to reliably cast and protect the team.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Tanuki Transplanter lives — the 100-card singleton format gives it enough time to recoup the five-mana investment, and attack-step value compounds hard over a game that routinely goes ten or more turns. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant: five mana for a fragile creature with no immediate board impact doesn't compete in formats that close games by turn three. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in pace and is the one other format where Tanuki Transplanter could contribute, though the smaller deck size makes it easier to cut for tighter options.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.30 cheap tier

At $1.30, Tanuki Transplanter sits firmly in the bulk-rare tier — cheap enough to slot in without a second thought if the synergy is there. That price is likely stable; it's not a card chasing a competitive spike, and its demand comes from casual Commander players building counter and attack-step decks rather than any tournament pressure.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.