Timin, Youthful Geist
Legendary Creature — Spirit
Partner with Rhoda, Geist Avenger (When this creature enters, target player may put Rhoda into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Flying
At the beginning of each combat, tap up to one target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9644
Timin, Youthful Geist taps down an opponent's creature every turn for free, with zero setup cost beyond putting it in the deck. In Hylda of the Icy Crown specifically, that tap trigger fires Hylda's ability on every upkeep, converting a passive lockdown piece into a repeating token or card-draw engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Timin, Youthful Geist was practically designed for Hylda of the Icy Crown — its end-step tap triggers Hylda's ability every single turn without spending a spell, giving you a free token, scry, or +1/+1 counter each cycle while also shutting down a blocker or attacker.
Millicent, Restless Revenant
Timin, Youthful Geist enters as a Spirit and stays on the board, which is exactly what Millicent, Restless Revenant wants — a persistent Spirit body that keeps the token-generation clock running while its tap effect buys the wider team time to attack.
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 where Timin, Youthful Geist actually matters, and it earns its slot in any tap-synergy build — Hylda of the Icy Crown most of all. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but offers nothing remotely competitive; no powered or tempo shell would look twice at a four-mana 1/1 with no immediate impact in those formats. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer sensibility, so tap-synergy commanders there can use it the same way — though the smaller life totals mean the lockdown effect converts to pressure faster.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Timin, Youthful Geist isn't available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow but high-inclusion role in Hylda of the Icy Crown decks, it tends to carry a small premium over bulk — but it's worth picking up for any tap-synergy build regardless of the exact price point.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.