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Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life

Creature — Bear Druid // Instant

Deathtouch
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven
Price
$0.42
EDHREC rank
#15731
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Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life card art
Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life is a bear that enters with a +1/+1 counter and lets you move counters around on attack — real board presence for three mana — and Bind to Life tacks on lifegain-stapled-to-reanimation as a modal back half. Displacer Kitten loops make the front side absurd, and Ayula, Queen Among Bears turns every counter movement into a fight trigger.

Best Commanders

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Ayula, Queen Among Bears

Ayula, Queen Among Bears

42.5% of decks · synergy 0.40

Ayula, Queen Among Bears triggers whenever a Bear gets a +1/+1 counter, so Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life's attack-step redistribution converts every combat into a free fight — pump one Bear, fight with another, repeat every turn you're swinging.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

In Commander, Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life earns its slot in any Bear tribal list and overperforms in counter-redistribution shells where moving a counter is itself a trigger. The front side is the reason you're here — three mana for a 3/3 with a counter and a repeatable engine is above-rate for EDH. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too narrow; neither side lines up with what those formats want at three mana. Standard may find niche use in a Bear or counters synergy deck, but it's unlikely to see serious play outside Commander.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.42 bulk tier

At $0.42, Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life is bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or a cheap singles order. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb unless a new commander pushes demand, so grab it cheap now and don't expect it to move.

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