
Biomancer's Familiar
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −21.7%
- EDHREC rank
- #3,043 Up 25 in 30 days
- Best buylist
Buy RNA #158 nonfoil
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Biomancer's Familiar Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.77, down 8.8% over 7 days, down 21.7% over 30 days, flat over 90 days.
Biomancer's Familiar Price History
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Biomancer's Familiar price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $1.77.
Where to Buy and Sell Biomancer's Familiar
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Biomancer's Familiar in Sealed Products
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Biomancer's Familiar Printings & Prices
Biomancer's Familiar has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.
Sell Biomancer's Familiar: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
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| Card Kingdom | PRNA #158s | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | RNA #158 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | RNA #158 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | RNA #158 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | RNA #158 | Nonfoil |
Biomancer's Familiar Rules Text & Legality
Activated abilities of creatures you control cost {2} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
{T}: The next time target creature adapts this turn, it adapts as though it had no +1/+1 counters on it.
Biomancer's Familiar is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
Biomancer's Familiar Rulings
- Jan 25, 2019
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected by the cost reduction ability of Biomancer’s Familiar.
- Jan 25, 2019
An ability that has only one generic mana and some amount of other mana symbols in its activation cost will have its cost reduced by {1}.
- Jan 25, 2019
Biomancer’s Familiar affects only abilities of creatures you control on the battlefield. The costs of activated abilities of creature cards that work in other zones (such as cycling) won’t be reduced.
- Jan 25, 2019
The last ability of Biomancer’s Familiar doesn’t add or remove any counters. It just lets the creature adapt despite already having +1/+1 counters on it.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Biomancer's Familiar has been reprinted 3 times.
- Jan 25, 2019Ravnica AllegianceRNA #158
- Jan 25, 2019Ravnica Allegiance · foilRNA #158
- Jan 25, 2019Ravnica Allegiance Promos · Prerelease, foilPRNA #158s
Biomancer's Familiar in Commander
Biomancer's Familiar is the #3,043 most-played card on EDHREC, up 25 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Up 25 in 30 days
Biomancer's Familiar FAQ
How much is Biomancer's Familiar worth?
Biomancer's Familiar is worth about $1.77 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Biomancer's Familiar legal in Commander?
Yes. Biomancer's Familiar is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Biomancer's Familiar been reprinted?
Yes. Biomancer's Familiar has been reprinted 3 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Biomancer's Familiar cheap?
Biomancer's Familiar trades at about $1.77; 3 reprints keep supply plentiful.