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Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
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Troyan, Gutsy Explorer

{1}{G}{U}

Legendary Creature — Vedalken Scout

{T}: Add {G}{U}. Spend this mana only to cast spells with mana value 5 or greater or spells with {X} in their mana costs.

{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

"The streets of Ravnica were stifling. Eldraine is an endless adventure paved in gold."

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Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC #334)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
3
Released
2026-04-24
Artist
Jesper Ejsing
EDHREC rank
#5,596
Colour identity
{G}{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.24
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
DrawRamp

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Up the Beanstalk 52 %+47.9 %
  2. Thryx, the Sudden Storm 48 %+45.8 %
  3. Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty 44 %+39.8 %
  4. Wild Growth 44 %+35.6 %
  5. Utopia Sprawl 41 %+35.1 %
  6. Bonny Pall, Clearcutter 39 %+33.7 %
  7. Gandalf, Westward Voyager 33 %+32.4 %
  8. Thunderous Snapper 32 %+31.3 %
  9. Urban Evolution 40 %+31.0 %
  10. Llanowar Elves 58 %+29.7 %
  11. Elvish Mystic 52 %+28.8 %
  12. Garruk's Uprising 45 %+27.9 %
  13. Hydroid Krasis 38 %+27.1 %
  14. Fyndhorn Elves 41 %+26.6 %
  15. Koma, World-Eater 36 %+24.3 %
  16. Make Your Own Luck 25 %+24.0 %
  17. Monstrous Vortex 27 %+23.6 %
  18. Keruga, the Macrosage 25 %+23.1 %
  19. Kogla, the Titan Ape 25 %+22.4 %
  20. Colossal Skyturtle 27 %+22.0 %
  21. Mystic Confluence 25 %+21.7 %
  22. Prime Speaker Zegana 31 %+21.5 %
  23. Arbor Elf 27 %+21.2 %
  24. Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner 26 %+20.6 %
  25. Kozilek's Unsealing 23 %+20.2 %
  26. Mind into Matter 28 %+19.9 %
  27. Terastodon 26 %+19.2 %
  28. Koma, Cosmos Serpent 34 %+19.1 %
  29. Ghalta, Primal Hunger 22 %+18.8 %
  30. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 22 %+18.8 %
  31. Apex Devastator 24 %+18.7 %
  32. Gilded Lotus 20 %+18.7 %
  33. Rishkar's Expertise 28 %+18.6 %
  34. Mulldrifter 24 %+18.5 %
  35. Disciple of Freyalise 24 %+18.4 %
  36. Disciple of Freyalise 24 %+18.4 %
  37. The Goose Mother 22 %+18.0 %
  38. Garruk's Packleader 20 %+17.9 %
  39. Doppelgang 24 %+17.3 %
  40. Soul of the Harvest 19 %+17.0 %
  41. Brinelin, the Moon Kraken 21 %+17.0 %
  42. Boreal Druid 18 %+16.5 %
  43. Fierce Empath 19 %+16.1 %
  44. Arboreal Grazer 18 %+15.5 %
  45. Curse of the Swine 27 %+15.4 %
  46. Archetype of Imagination 19 %+15.2 %
  47. Stormkeld Vanguard 16 %+14.9 %
  48. Acidic Slime 19 %+14.0 %
  49. Starwinder 20 %+13.9 %
  50. Pull from Tomorrow 19 %+13.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 98 %+1.9 %
  2. Island 97 %+1.5 %
  3. Command Tower 79 %-6.3 %
  4. Sol Ring 63 %-17.0 %
  5. Hinterland Harbor 61 %-1.4 %
  6. Yavimaya Coast 59 %+6.3 %
  7. Llanowar Elves 58 %+29.7 %
  8. Up the Beanstalk 52 %+47.9 %
  9. Elvish Mystic 52 %+28.8 %
  10. Thryx, the Sudden Storm 48 %+45.8 %
  11. Flooded Grove 48 %+4.2 %
  12. Garruk's Uprising 45 %+27.9 %
  13. Vineglimmer Snarl 45 %+5.2 %
  14. Wild Growth 44 %+35.6 %
  15. Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty 44 %+39.8 %
  16. Dreamroot Cascade 43 %-2.8 %
  17. Breeding Pool 43 %-5.2 %
  18. Utopia Sprawl 41 %+35.1 %
  19. Fyndhorn Elves 41 %+26.6 %
  20. Urban Evolution 40 %+31.0 %
  21. Tatyova, Benthic Druid 40 %+10.6 %
  22. Bonny Pall, Clearcutter 39 %+33.7 %
  23. Birds of Paradise 38 %+10.3 %
  24. Hydroid Krasis 38 %+27.1 %
  25. Rejuvenating Springs 37 %-5.6 %
  26. Koma, World-Eater 36 %+24.3 %
  27. Simic Growth Chamber 35 %-9.9 %
  28. Reliquary Tower 35 %-15.2 %
  29. Beast Within 34 %-14.4 %
  30. Koma, Cosmos Serpent 34 %+19.1 %
  31. Gandalf, Westward Voyager 33 %+32.4 %
  32. Thunderous Snapper 32 %+31.3 %
  33. Prime Speaker Zegana 31 %+21.5 %
  34. Arcane Signet 31 %-32.0 %
  35. Counterspell 30 %-18.2 %
  36. Exotic Orchard 29 %+3.4 %
  37. Growth Spiral 28 %-16.2 %
  38. Rishkar's Expertise 28 %+18.6 %
  39. Mind into Matter 28 %+19.9 %
  40. Hullbreaker Horror 28 %+10.6 %
  41. Overflowing Basin 27 %+5.5 %
  42. Curse of the Swine 27 %+15.4 %
  43. Temple of Mystery 27 %-9.4 %
  44. Colossal Skyturtle 27 %+22.0 %
  45. Monstrous Vortex 27 %+23.6 %
  46. Arbor Elf 27 %+21.2 %
  47. Cultivate 26 %-19.0 %
  48. Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner 26 %+20.6 %
  49. Waterlogged Grove 26 %+7.0 %
  50. Terastodon 26 %+19.2 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2023-09-01

    You can spend mana generated by Troyan on any part of the cost of a spell that contains {X} in its mana cost. You're not limited to spending it only on the {X} part.

  • 2023-09-01

    You don't have to spend the two mana on the same spell.

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