Viridian Scout
Creature — Elf Warrior Scout
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to target creature with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30874
Viridian Scout is a four-mana 1/2 that lets you pitch a land from your hand to give a creature reach until end of turn — a marginal rate for a marginal effect. It sees play only in the narrowest of niche builds, and even there it's rarely the right tool.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Viridian Scout is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, the only context where Viridian Scout earns a slot is a dedicated land-matters or Landfall deck that wants ways to cycle extra lands from hand — even then, better options exist. In Pauper, common-legal reach-granting effects are sparse enough that it could theoretically see fringe play in green creature builds, but the cost-to-effect ratio keeps it off most lists. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Viridian Scout isn't currently available, but as a bulk common with minimal competitive demand it almost certainly sits under $0.25. Pick it up for pocket change if a specific build calls for it, but don't go hunting for copies — it's not worth the effort.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.