Primeval Protector
c16Commander 2016#23rare
Legal in 5 of 23 formats
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$1.53
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Card text & rulings
Oracle text
Creature — Avatar
This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature your opponents control.
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
P/T10/10
Ability breakdown
Abilities
StaticThis spell costs less to cast for each creature your opponents control.
less to cast for each creature your opponents control.TriggeredWhen this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
Rulings
- WotCNov 8, 2016
Once a player has announced that they are casting Primeval Protector, no player may take actions to try to change the number of creatures your opponents control in order to increase its cost.
- WotCNov 8, 2016
Primeval Protector's ability can't reduce its cost below
.
Market & price history
Market
C16 #23
2026-07-06Primeval Protector
$1.53TCGplayer market▲ 0.0% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$0.89Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.26· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.63 (+70.8%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 5h agoRealized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$1.53▲ +2.7%
Across all copies
This card, all printings.
Cheaper copy available: $0.68
Demand signals
Plays as
Counter Placer
Combos
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
“The earth shook in support of their cause, offering a champion of its own.”
Illustrated by
Jaime Jones
Reference & exit links
Card details
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Frame
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
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