Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage
Creature — Dryad Shaman
: Create a 3/3 green Centaur creature token.
: Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #13875
Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage does two things: it makes 3/3 Saproling tokens at instant speed for 4GG and populates at instant speed for 3GW — both relevant, both available every turn you have mana open. The populate ability is where the ceiling lives, since There and Back Again and similar token doublers make each activation exponentially more threatening; Ghired, Conclave Exile decks in particular treat this as a reliable populate outlet that doesn't require attacking.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Ghired, Conclave Exile populates on attack, and Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage gives the deck a second populate trigger on demand — no combat step required, instant speed, and it stacks with every copy doubler Ghired runs.
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice gains life off every token that enters, so the Guildmage's Saproling production doubles as a life engine; the populate ability then copies whatever the largest token on board is, feeding the loop further.
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 the native home for Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage — the long game gives both activated abilities time to matter, and token-based strategies are common enough that populate is a real language. In Modern and Pioneer the card is legal but irrelevant: six mana for a 2/2 that makes a 3/3 is too slow without a dedicated populate shell to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage don't want it either — the effect just doesn't scale to what those formats are doing on turns three and four. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
There and Back AgainVitu-Ghazi Guildmage
Infinite colored mana; Infinite copies of all tokens you control; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for this effect. The price is stable because demand is narrow and the supply is large; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.