Vernal Bloom
Enchantment
Whenever a Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional 
.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $4.20
- EDHREC rank
- #10422
Vernal Bloom doubles the mana every Forest produces — that's not incremental advantage, it's a full engine on turn four for four mana. Commanders like Omnath, Locus of Mana that want to stockpile green mana across turns treat it as a must-answer permanent, and Argothian Elder turns it into effectively unlimited mana the turn it resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Omnath, Locus of Mana never empties its mana pool, so Vernal Bloom's Forest-doubling compounds every single tap — the mana you float this turn becomes the base the doubled mana next turn builds on top of.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Vernal Bloom lives; four mana for a permanent that doubles all Forest output scales absurdly in a 40-life format where games go long and big-mana payoffs are everywhere. The symmetry is the catch — in a four-player pod, you're handing three opponents the same bonus, so it belongs in decks that can immediately convert that mana into a win rather than just a tempo lead. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but essentially invisible; dedicated mana-doubling effects have never found a home in those formats, where a turn-four enchantment that doesn't win on the spot is too slow. Vernal Bloom is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Argothian ElderWirewood LodgeVernal Bloom
Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite untap of lands you control
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Price Context
Current price
$4.20 cheap tier
At $4.20, Vernal Bloom sits in the cheap tier for a card with a narrow but enthusiastic audience. It sees enough Commander play in green stompy and Omnath shells to keep a floor under that price, so it's a safe include — you won't feel the sting picking one up.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.