Vineshaper Mystic
Creature — Merfolk Shaman
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target Merfolk you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #22840
Vineshaper Mystic enters and puts two +1/+1 counters on target Merfolk you control — immediate board impact on an on-tribe body that replaces itself in the attack step. The cost is rigidity: it only ever does that one thing, and a four-mana 3/3 with no evasion is a real ask outside of a dedicated Merfolk shell.
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 |
In Commander, Vineshaper Mystic is a role-player exclusively in Merfolk tribal builds, and even there it competes with more impactful four-drops. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer all have access to the card but the competitive Merfolk lists in those formats have never had room for a four-mana 3/3 with no evasion when two-mana lords exist. Oathbreaker follows the same logic — Vineshaper Mystic only earns a slot when the gameplan is explicitly counter-stacking Merfolk and the redundancy is worth the mana investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Vineshaper Mystic is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable and likely permanent; the card sees narrow enough play that no spike scenario is plausible.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.