Verdant Sun's Avatar

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Verdant Sun's Avatar: Creature - Dinosaur Avatar, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{G}{G}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Dinosaur Avatar
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
239
Artist
Izzy
Commander rank
2,178 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Verdant Sun's Avatar

Verdant Sun's Avatar is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 239 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {5}{G}{G} (five generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Ixalan (2017) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

"Ixalli's fertile rays enliven us all. Each of us is a testament to the sun's strength and love." -Chitlati, Lightning Rider

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (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 Verdant Sun's Avatar by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Verdant Sun's Avatar

Verdant Sun's Avatar has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #262Rare2023
Commander 2021 (C21) #208Rare2021
Commander Legends (CMR) #439Rare2020
Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #213pRare2017
Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #213sRare2017
Ixalan (XLN) #213Rare2017

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Verdant Sun's Avatar.

  • The entering creature's toughness is determined as the ability of Verdant Sun's Avatar resolves. If that creature has left the battlefield, use its toughness as it last existed on the battlefield. If the creature's toughness was less than 0, your life total won't change.

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