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Vigean Graftmage

Creature — Vedalken Wizard Mutant

Graft 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
{1}{U}: Untap target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Modern Masters 2015
Price
$0.16
EDHREC rank
#12748
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Vigean Graftmage card art
Vigean Graftmage turns Incubation Druid into an infinite mana engine the turn it lands — move a +1/+1 counter onto the Druid, tap for three, untap with the Graftmage, repeat. The cost is running a three-mana 1/2 with no value outside that specific line.

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 legal
oathbreaker legal

Vigean Graftmage is a bulk rare in every format that will touch it, and the honest answer is that Commander is the only place it earns a slot. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage the combo is too slow and too fragile — both pieces die to every common interaction and the payoff doesn't approach the power level of what those formats are doing on turns two and three. Pauper is irrelevant here since Vigean Graftmage is a rare. In Commander, the Incubation Druid line is a real two-card infinite mana combo at a combined cost that fits into most midrange curves, which is exactly the format's sweet spot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.16 bulk tier

At $0.16, Vigean Graftmage is deep bulk — pick it out of a common box or toss it in any order that hits a free shipping threshold. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is wide; don't expect movement in either direction.

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