Vulpine Harvester
Creature — Phyrexian Fox
Whenever one or more Phyrexians you control attack, return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield if its mana value is less than or equal to their total power.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #10397
Vulpine Harvester generates a stream of Phyrexian Mite tokens whenever an opponent's creature dies, turning every board wipe or combat step into resource advantage. The cost is a five-mana body that does nothing the turn it enters — you need a deck already built around token proliferation or incubation to justify that ask.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos is the natural home — Vulpine Harvester's Mite production feeds directly into Brimaz's incubation and proliferate loops, and 63% of Brimaz decks already run it.
Elesh Norn
Elesh Norn rewards wide token strategies, and Vulpine Harvester's steady Mite output gives her enough bodies to pressure multiple opponents; 60% inclusion across Elesh Norn lists reflects how well the card slots into that game plan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the correct home for Vulpine Harvester — three opponents means three times the creature deaths, and the token engine compounds fast in multiplayer. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but a five-mana do-nothing-now permanent is well below the power threshold those formats demand. Oathbreaker is the only other realistic venue, and only in a dedicated Phyrexian or proliferate shell where the Mites have somewhere to go.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Vulpine Harvester is bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of filler without thinking about it. Bulk rares in parasitic creature-type strategies rarely climb unless the archetype spikes in popularity, so treat this as a cheap role-player rather than a sleeper.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
- Elesh Norn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.