Primeval Spawn

Card text

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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-11).

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Format legality

Legality of Primeval Spawn by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Primeval Spawn

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Primeval Spawn, newest first.

• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.
• 2022-09-09 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.

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