Vine Gecko
Creature — Elemental Lizard
The first kicked spell you cast each turn costs 
less to cast.
Whenever you cast a kicked spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #18750
Vine Gecko turns every kicked spell you cast into a discount, stacking cost reductions that make expensive kicked spells feel free by mid-game. The two-mana body is the real hook — you're not paying a premium for the engine.
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 |
Commander is where Vine Gecko earns its slot, specifically in Kicker-tribal builds where the cost reductions compound across a long game and the effect scales with deck density. Outside of that niche, it sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — those formats move too fast for a two-mana 1/3 whose payoff requires a critical mass of kicker cards. Oathbreaker could support it in the right shell, but the same Commander logic applies: you need enough kicker spells to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Vine Gecko is pure bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard and shipping. Bulk rares in narrow niches don't tend to spike unless a Commander precon or new kicker synergy card drags the whole archetype into the spotlight, so expect it to stay in this tier.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.