Thriss, Nantuko Primus
Legendary Creature — Insect Druid
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: Target creature gets +5/+5 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #23886
Thriss, Nantuko Primus pumps your entire team with +2/+2 until end of turn — and does it as an activated ability you can use at instant speed — but seven mana to activate is a steep ask on top of a five-mana body. It wins games when you're already ahead on board; it does nothing when you're behind.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only realistic home for Thriss, Nantuko Primus. The seven-mana activation is survivable in a 100-card singleton format where you have turns to build up mana, and token or go-wide strategies can turn a single pump activation into lethal damage out of nowhere. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but offer no competitive context — five-mana legends that require additional seven-mana investments don't belong anywhere near those formats. Oathbreaker is legal but similarly unfit; the compressed game length makes the activation cost almost impossible to justify.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Thriss, Nantuko Primus sits firmly in bulk territory. It's a casual-only card with a narrow niche, so don't expect the price to move — pick it up if you have a go-wide green deck that needs a surprise combat finisher, and spend the savings elsewhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.