Tribute to the Wild
Instant
Each opponent sacrifices an artifact or enchantment of their choice.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #12577
Tribute to the Wild forces each opponent to sacrifice an artifact or enchantment at instant speed for a single green mana — one of the most mana-efficient pieces of group-slug removal in the format. The catch is you control nothing about what gets sacrificed, which makes it best in shells that punish any sacrifice rather than ones that need a specific permanent gone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sarulf, Realm Eater
Sarulf, Realm Eater grows a counter for every permanent an opponent sacrifices, so Tribute to the Wild can land three counters across a table for one mana — often the fastest way to prime Sarulf for an immediate exile trigger.
Kalamax, the Stormsire
Kalamax, the Stormsire copies the first instant you cast each turn while tapped, turning Tribute to the Wild into a two-mana effect that strips artifacts or enchantments from every opponent twice over — strong enough that Kalamax lists run it at 17% inclusion.
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
Every sacrifice trigger puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control, so Tribute to the Wild punching three opponents simultaneously can swing a board state immediately; Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest decks treat it as a one-mana pump spell with meaningful incidental hate stapled on.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Tribute to the Wild is genuinely powerful — three opponents means three forced sacrifices for one mana, a rate no comparable spell matches. In Pauper it's legal but sees almost no play, since one-on-one the effect is a slow Naturalize variant with no targeting control. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but demand precision removal, and a may-choose effect in a two-player game rarely clears the bar over Abrupt Decay or Force of Vigor. Tribute to the Wild is a multiplayer card in a trenchcoat — outside Commander, leave it in the binder.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Tribute to the Wild sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a reprint that spikes demand rather than supply. It's the kind of card you pick up in a trade binder for free or grab as a throw-in — there's no reason to pay more.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sarulf, Realm Eater
- Kalamax, the Stormsire
- Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.