Tunneling Geopede
Creature — Insect
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #4728
Tunneling Geopede deals 3 damage to any target every time a land enters the battlefield under your control — in a landfall deck, that's not a trigger, it's a machine gun. The cost is a three-mana 3/3 body that does nothing without land drops, so outside dedicated landfall shells, Tannuk, Memorial Ensign builds included, it's a blank.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign churns through land drops as a core function, and Tunneling Geopede converts each of those triggers into direct damage that doesn't need combat to connect.
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might replaces any source dealing less than 4 damage with 4 — Tunneling Geopede's 3-damage landfall pings become 4-damage shots under Ojer, turning incidental triggers into meaningful burn.
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher rewards stacking land drops, and Tunneling Geopede lines up as one of the cleanest damage outlets when lands keep flowing every turn.
Phylath, World Sculptor
Phylath, World Sculptor floods the board with Plant tokens off basic land ETBs, and Tunneling Geopede rides that same land-drop engine to pile direct damage on top of the go-wide plan.
Soul of Windgrace
Soul of Windgrace replays lands from the graveyard repeatedly, and each replay is another Tunneling Geopede trigger — the recursion loop turns the Geopede into sustained reach that compounds over a long game.
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 |
Tunneling Geopede is a Commander card through and through — the 100-card singleton format gives landfall decks the density of fetch lands, ramping enchantments, and land-bounce effects needed to fire the trigger multiple times a turn. In Modern and Pioneer it's legal but irrelevant; three mana for a conditional 3/3 with no immediate impact can't compete in those formats' tempo and power demands. Legacy and Vintage are similarly uninterested — the bar for creature impact is far too high. Commander is the only context where Tunneling Geopede earns its slot, specifically in green-red landfall builds where it functions as a repeatable, uncounterable damage source that closes games opponents don't see coming.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Tunneling Geopede sits firmly in bulk territory — it's an easy include that costs less than a sleeve. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely spike, so don't expect price movement; buy it because the deck needs it, not as a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
- Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
- Phylath, World Sculptor
- Soul of Windgrace
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.