Nantuko Cultivator

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Nantuko Cultivator: Creature - Insect Druid, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Insect Druid
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
198
Artist
Jehan Choo
Commander rank
13,548 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Nantuko Cultivator

Nantuko Cultivator is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 198 in that set, with art by Jehan Choo. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Torment (2002) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this creature enters, you may discard any number of land cards. Put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature and draw that many cards.

"Every seed holds strength and teaches patience."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Nantuko Cultivator by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Nantuko Cultivator

Nantuko Cultivator has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #694Uncommon2022
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #607Uncommon2021
Modern Horizons (MH1) #173Uncommon2019
Torment (TOR) #133Rare2002

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Nantuko Cultivator, newest first.

  • You discard, put counters, and draw all while Nantuko Cultivator's ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the three, and no player may choose to take actions.
  • If an effect modifies how many +1/+1 counters you put on Nantuko Cultivator, the number of cards you draw isn't modified. Likewise, if an effect modifies how many cards you draw, the number of +1/+1 counters you put on Nantuko Cultivator won't be modified.

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