Cream of the Crop

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Cream of the Crop: Enchantment, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
Released
2026-01-23
Collector number
102
Artist
Howard Lyon
Commander rank
5,760 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Cream of the Crop

Cream of the Crop is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green enchantment from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 102 in that set, with art by Howard Lyon. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Morningtide (2008) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.77 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever a creature you control enters, you may look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that creature's power. If you do, put one of those cards on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.77 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Cream of the Crop by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Cream of the Crop

Cream of the Crop has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Morningtide (MOR) #117Rare2008

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Cream of the Crop, newest first.

  • If the creature has 1 power, this ability lets you look at the top card of your library, then you'll have to leave it there.
  • The creature's power is checked as this ability resolves. If the creature has left the battlefield, use its last known information.
  • If the creature has 0 power, this ability has no effect.

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