Terraformer
Creature — Human Wizard
: Choose a basic land type. Each land you control becomes that type until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #30300
Terraformer lets you swap a land's basic type on the fly, turning your nonbasics into functional basics for color-fixing or landfall triggers whenever you need them. The effect is real, but you're paying three mana for a 2/2 with no immediate board impact — it's a role-player, not a staple.
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 |
Commander is where Terraformer has its best case, specifically in landfall decks or five-color piles where basic land types unlock fetch synergies and budget dual lands. Outside that niche, three mana for a fragile creature is a tough sell when most Commander tables have faster answers to everything. In Pauper, the common slot is brutal competition — Terraformer's effect isn't relevant enough in any established archetype to see play. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the effect is too slow and the body too small to matter in those formats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Terraformer is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing to try it. That price is a floor, not a signal of hidden value; it reflects low demand across all formats, and there's no pressure to pick up copies speculatively.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.