Trove Tracker
Creature — Human Pirate
When this creature dies, draw a card.
Encore (
, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #21283
Trove Tracker enters as a 1/1, and if it connects, it clones itself and draws you a card — real card advantage stapled to a creature that forces your opponent to answer it or fall behind. The catch is that three mana for a fragile body that does nothing until combat makes it a liability in any fast or interactive meta.
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 |
In Commander, Trove Tracker slots cleanly into pirate-tribal decks where the Discover 3 trigger represents a meaningful card-advantage engine — three opponents means three potential hits if the deck is built to connect repeatedly. Pauper is where Trove Tracker sees its most competitive consideration, since the card pool there makes a three-mana threat that replaces itself on attack genuinely impactful. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but the raw power bar in those formats is high enough that a 1/1 needing a full turn cycle to generate value won't make a roster. Outside of dedicated pirate or tribal shells in Commander, Trove Tracker is too dependent on combat damage to earn a generic blue slot over a draw spell that works immediately.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Trove Tracker is deep bulk — grab a playset for pocket change without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications don't typically climb unless a new commander pushes the archetype, so treat this as a low-cost role-player, not a spec target.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.