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Primeval Spawn

{5}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}

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DMCDominaria United Commander#13rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 400
Illustrator
Filip Burburan
Found in
Dominaria United Commander Deck Painbow · Dominaria United Set Booster Pack
Printings2Combos2EDHREC rank#10,521
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
If this creature would enter and it wasn't cast or no mana was spent to cast it, exile it instead. Vigilance, trample, lifelink When this creature leaves the battlefield, exile the top ten cards of your library. You may cast any number of spells with total mana value 10 or less from among them without paying their mana costs.
10/10
VigilanceTrampleLifelink
Market · per finishspark updated 6m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.74
$0.15 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.48· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

10 · latest Sep 9, 2022
  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    As long as mana was paid for any cost to cast Primeval Spawn, it enters the battlefield as it resolves. It will not be exiled as it tries to enter the battlefield, even if its cost was reduced or a cost other than its normal mana cost was paid.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    Conversely, if an effect would cause Primeval Spawn to enter the battlefield as a copy of another permanent, it will enter the battlefield as a copy of that permanent whether or not it was cast or mana was spent to cast it.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    If Primeval Spawn is exiled by its first ability as it tries to enter the battlefield, it goes directly to the exile zone without entering the battlefield first. Since it never enters or leaves the battlefield, its last ability won’t trigger.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    If a creature token that is a copy of Primeval Spawn would be put onto the battlefield, it’s put into exile instead and then ceases to exist. Creature tokens are never cast, even if the spell that created them was.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    If an effect causes a card to enter the battlefield as a copy of Primeval Spawn and that permanent wasn’t cast or no mana was spent to cast it, that card will be exiled instead of entering the battlefield.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    If an effect from a static ability would remove all abilities from Primeval Spawn if it were on the battlefield (such as that of Humility), then its first ability won’t cause it to be exiled. It will enter the battlefield as normal.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    If the spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    Primeval Spawn’s last ability checks the mana values and types of the spells on the stack, not the mana values and types of the cards in exile. Notably, this means that you may cast the back face of a modal double-faced card or either face of a split card as long as the spells you are casting together have a total mana value of 10 or less.

  • WotCSep 9, 2022

    The spells are cast one after the other during the resolution of Primeval Spawn’s last ability. The one you cast last will be the first one to resolve.