Zendikar Incarnate
Creature — Elemental
Zendikar Incarnate's power is equal to the number of lands you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #15717
Zendikar Incarnate enters as a 0/0 and gets +1/+1 for each land you control — in a deck built around basics, that's a 10/10 or better for four mana with no setup beyond doing what you were already doing. Zilortha, Strength Incarnate turns that power into pure damage, since Zilortha makes creatures assign combat damage equal to power rather than toughness, making the zero toughness irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate's damage-equals-power ability is precisely why Zendikar Incarnate belongs here — a creature with 12 power and 0 toughness would normally never survive to swing, but under Zilortha it hits for 12 and blocks as if it has 12 toughness too, turning a mechanical liability into a clean beatstick.
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 |
Zendikar Incarnate is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it has a real home: landfall and Forests-matter decks regularly hit the land counts that make it a 10/10 or larger, and the four-mana slot lines up cleanly with the ramp curves those decks run. In Pioneer and Modern it's technically playable but competes with more efficient threats and lacks the land density of dedicated Commander builds. Legacy and Vintage have enough broken stuff happening that Zendikar Incarnate simply isn't in the conversation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Zendikar Incarnate is pure bulk — pick it up in any common-rare bin and don't think twice about the cost. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely climb unless a new commander or mechanic suddenly breaks their ceiling, so treat this as a low-risk include rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.