Trostani's Summoner
Creature — Elf Shaman
When this creature enters, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance, a 3/3 green Centaur creature token, and a 4/4 green Rhino creature token with trample.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Midnight Hunt Commander
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #16808
Trostani's Summoner drops seven power across three bodies the turn it resolves — a 2/2, a 3/3 vigilance, and a 4/4 — for seven mana, which is a strong rate when Trostani, Selesnya's Voice is turning every token into a life buffer. The cost is real: seven mana means it's doing nothing until the late-game, and if it gets countered or you tap out for it into a board wipe, you're behind.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice gains life off every creature entering the battlefield, so Trostani's Summoner entering as three separate triggers — not one — means you're clocking upward of nine or more life from a single spell while populating a growing board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Trostani's Summoner is a Commander card through and through. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, seven mana for three underpowered tokens doesn't come close to clearing the bar — those formats end before this resolves, and the bodies aren't threatening enough to matter if they don't. Commander is where the math changes: the slower pace, life totals starting at 40, and the prevalence of token synergies make a seven-mana spell that floods the board with three creatures a legitimate play. Outside of dedicated token or populate strategies in Commander, though, Trostani's Summoner is still fringe — it wins a slot in decks that specifically reward entering-the-battlefield triggers or creature count, not as a generic value piece.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Trostani's Summoner is deep bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. It holds that floor because demand is narrow enough that no reprint pressure matters, and casual Commander players who want it can pick up a playset for less than a dollar without thinking twice.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.