Winnower Patrol
Creature — Elf Warrior
Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #25875
Winnower Patrol is a 3/3 for three mana that grows whenever you cast a creature spell from exile — a reasonable body that compounds in the right shell. Outside of decks that repeatedly cast from exile, it's just a vanilla beater with no business being in a 99.
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 |
Winnower Patrol sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats demand more than a conditional +1/+1 counter engine on a three-mana 3/3. Pauper is where it's most plausible at the margins, slotting into aggressive green decks that can trigger it, though even there better options exist at the same cost. Commander is the card's natural home: exile-matters commanders who repeatedly cast creatures off the top or from exile can turn Winnower Patrol into a threat that grows all game, and the format's slower clock makes a 3/3 for three a passable floor.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Winnower Patrol is pure bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the shell calls for it. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stock up beyond what you'll actually play.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.