Tracker
Creature — Human
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: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Dark
- Price
- $5.01
- EDHREC rank
- #30501
Tracker turns every creature you cast into a Clue token, then cashes those Clues for cards — it's a repeatable draw engine stapled to a 3/3 body. At three mana, that's an exceptional rate for any green deck that wants to stay ahead on cards.
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 Tracker earns its keep — green creature decks flood the board every turn, and Tracker converts that activity into an on-demand card-draw engine that scales with your gameplan rather than sitting idle. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes but too fast and too efficient for a three-mana 3/3 to matter in those formats. Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, and Standard are all off the table. Oathbreaker follows Commander's logic closely enough that any green creature-heavy build there wants Tracker for the same reasons.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If Tracker's $5 price tag is the issue, Tireless Tracker fills a nearly identical role — same Clue generation tied to land drops rather than creature casts, same late-game draw payoff — though it's typically priced even higher. For a genuinely cheap substitute, Inspiring Call or Ulvenwald Mysteries give you Clue generation or draw tied to counters and creature death respectively, at a fraction of the cost, though neither matches Tracker's clean, proactive trigger.
Price Context
Current price
$5.01 mid tier
At $5.01, Tracker sits in the mid tier — not a budget pickup, but not a barrier either for a card that pulls consistent weight as a draw engine. The price is stable for a repeatable value piece with Commander as its primary market, and it holds that tier as long as green creature decks remain popular.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.