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Twilight Drover

Creature — Spirit

Whenever a creature token leaves the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
{2}{W}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Ravnica: City of Guilds
Price
$0.61
EDHREC rank
#6497
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Twilight Drover card art
Twilight Drover turns every token death into a +1/+1 counter, then cashes those counters back into 1/1 Spirit tokens — a self-sustaining engine that gets out of hand fast in the right shell. Paired with a free sacrifice outlet like Phyrexian Altar or a token-doubling commander like King of the Oathbreakers, it stops being a value piece and starts being a win condition.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
King of the Oathbreakers

King of the Oathbreakers

63.9% of decks · synergy 0.62

King of the Oathbreakers doubles every Spirit token Twilight Drover produces, which means each counter spent generates two bodies instead of one — the engine compounds faster than opponents can answer it.

03
Zurgo Stormrender

Zurgo Stormrender

25.3% of decks · synergy 0.24

Zurgo Stormrender's Goblin token generation on each upkeep gives Twilight Drover a consistent stream of fodder to convert into counters, keeping the engine running even without a dedicated sacrifice outlet.

04
Thalisse, Reverent Medium

Thalisse, Reverent Medium

22.2% of decks · synergy 0.21

Thalisse, Reverent Medium rewards creating tokens at end of turn with even more tokens, and Twilight Drover's activated ability triggers exactly that loop — each activation feeds Thalisse, which feeds the next activation.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Twilight Drover belongs — the 100-card singleton environment is full of token doublers, free sacrifice outlets, and go-wide payoffs that turn its counter-to-token loop into a real threat. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but functionally irrelevant; three mana for a 1/1 that requires a board state to do anything meaningful doesn't compete in those formats. Modern sees it occasionally in fringe Spirit tribal builds, but the payoff is too slow for a format that demands immediate pressure. Oathbreaker is the sleeper home — the 20-life starting total and faster games favor its snowball dynamic, especially under a Spirit-matters signature spell.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.61 bulk tier

At $0.61, Twilight Drover is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap order filler. It's seen steady low-level demand from Spirit and token commanders for years, so the floor is stable, but don't expect movement unless a high-profile Spirit commander breaks out.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.