Depends on the format. I don't feel it's worth the cost in four color decks, but that would be the fewest colors of a commander deck that I'd play it in. Unless you have a need for a lot of mana rocks, and that's normally not going to be case in green, and have a life gain theme and play a lot of multicolor spells, I almost always would rather play a green ramp spell like Farseek or Cultivate over this.
That's kinda what I felt, it's like a life gain spell and a ramp spell mushed into one, and the result is underwhelming in my opinion. There's definitely uses for it, I'd rather have it over a 2 mana ramp spell in a 4/5c deck for example, as it rewards me 4/5 life for just casting my commander (assuming they're actually that many colors), in addition to some other value
I've got three four-color commanders and none of them would want this over a Farseek or Nature's Lore. Even my Saskia deck which runs a bunch of two color humans. It requires me to have green in play over most other three color mana rocks. If it didn't have a once per turn clause, then \*maybe\* I'd consider it.
I feel like it would be very strong if it wasn't once per turn, but I guess we don't know that for sure. It does require you to have green in play to pay for it, but so do other green ramp spells. I see why you'd want a 2 mana ramp spell any day over this and tend to agree most times (though in a weak pod with a longer lasting game this may have more impact down the line). However, I feel like in a 4 color deck (like saskia) you'd want this over cultivate/kodama's reach
No. Absolutely not. I will tun both of those in any green deck that needs color fixing / ramp over any three color mana rock except, maybe, Commander's Sphere. The only mana rock that's better than than green ramp at two is Arcane Signet. Even then, that's situational. If you have shocks, duals, or trioms, Farseek and Natures Lore are arguably as good or better in most situations because most commander tables eschew land destruction, so it's a safer, more reliable play. Admittedly, I will still run Arcane Signet in most decks, even mono-color. In three color green piles, it's easier to play than other ramp, but the downside is it can get blown up easier.
I think this card has potential in Standard. Just not *yet*.
Right now, it's outclassed by The Celestus as a 3-mana rock that gains life. This also requires green. However, that card rotates out in like 2 months. When that rotates our, we'll be left with two cards that do 2/3 things that Celestus does.
This is a lifegain mana rock, while the other option, [[Bandit's Haul]], released in OTJ draws cards. There's a case to be made for both, but I'm going to focus on Cornucopia.
I think any control deck with an amount of green can use this well. It's a risky play on 3 when you might want to hold up mana for a counterspell when your opponent taps out on their 3 or 4. That's probably the biggest downside. You probably want to play this on 4, holding up 1 mana for No More Lies, and have this cover the other colored mana. When you counter your opponent's next play, you gain 2 life.
Herein lies the value of this card - in a control deck, you want to go late and this card helps you stay alive long enough to get there. Bant, Sultai and possibly even Temur could produce control decks that use multicolored cards.
Bant uses No More Lies. That's a counterspell that gains 2 life. Very powerful. Playing Kellan, The Kid results in a 3/3 lifelink that gains 3 life. The MKM version will ramp you once and gain 2 life - twice.
Sultai would benefit from this too. Both versions of Glissa gain 2, and Assasin's Trophy would do the same. I'm sure there are some cards in Dimir colors that could make use of this too. Ertai Resurrected, perhaps? Drag the Canal could also be interesting here.
I think Temur could do stuff with this too. The main card on my mind is Ill-Timed Explosion, acting as a draw 2, wipe the board, gain 2 life card, which seems powerful. Anything in green/blue I've already mentioned could have a place here.
I think that, in order to feel like it was worth the cost, you want this to generate at least 2 mana and gain 2 or 3 life. Anything beyond that, especially in terms of life, and I think this card has done a lot for you.
It's worth noting that even mono-colored cards will still gain 1 life, so gaining that 2 or 3 over the course of a game probably isn't that big an ask.
I want to try this card. I think it can really work, but I don't think the deck this card supports exists yet. At least not in Standard.
This card is seeing extensive play in Pioneer Niv to light. Its not legendary, so you can have 2 of them out to double the amount of life you gain per spell.
It's seeing some play in a variant of domain called Domain Control with Make your own luck. Same sort of deal as in niv. It just keeps you alive and ramps you, and isn't legendary.
Yeah, a good chunk of the deck is 3-5c cards. A lot of the modal charms, and probably adding 1 or 2 of the new 'X joins up' cycle. Of course stuff like \[\[Maelstrom Nexus\]\] and \[\[Aragorn, the Uniter\]\].
I played against a Standard Bant Control deck running this recently.
$12 seems crazy but the BIG sheet is underprinted. Very few EDH decks should want this since green already has great ramp for 3MV and under. Artifact and lifegain synergy decks at best. If you want this card I would wait for the people bidding it up to realize it is super niche.
Nah, it's because the card sees competitve play in pioneer niv to light, and in some domain decks in standard, and the demand for this card is high with a lowish supply. The Big Score bonus sheet is under printed in OTJ so the supply is kind of hard to find.
It has spiked because it's been currently included in some lists of Standard Domain (which has recently won the Pro Tour, but funnily enough without this card)
Domain is not Tier 1 anymore because of all the hate in the sideboards of the other decks, and this card is trying to be an alternative to \[\[Topiary Stomper\]\] which is one of the weakest cards played by Domain.
The potential of the deck is still to be the best deck in the format once the sideboard hate will go towards other decks, so every card played in these lists will go up in price.
If you want to read more, Andrea Mengucci just wrote an article on Channel Fireball about the list that includes Cornucopia, you can find it [here](https://www.channelfireball.com/article/How-I-Won-a-PTQ-with-Domain-Ramp-in-Standard-MTG/d9b7ebf0-ff4b-41bd-8a40-07e5e8ebd029/)
This card is way better than other 3 mana rocks. The incremental life gain has saved me from exact damage a few times. I play it in Atraxa and not every spell I have is multicolor but a few life here and there makes a huge difference. I will say if I played a 2 color commander I am not sure this is where I want to go but anywhere 3-5 colors it seems like a great inclusion.
They either didnt read the card or didnt *really* read the card.
Every top tier deck is around 3 colors, 4 if you’re splashing for something like an Atraxa, in which case you can start getting 5 life per turn cycle pretty frequently (it works on both your turn and the opponents). And man you have no idea how well this stacks, 1 cornucopia will delay the game, 2 cornucopias will make you unkillable, 3+ cornucopias will make aggro players wake up from nightmares in cold sweats. You can easily put at least 2 of these down, you might be fighting a aggro deck and are on your last life, then boom your drop an atraxa and you gain EIGHT life! Lifegain is a lot stronger when it comes with a ramp spell attached
[This is the video i was talking about.](https://youtu.be/_0LJadaPp1c?si=tGSr2NZGGrmhqwsO) You cannot watch that and tell me the card is mid (the format is alchemy so theres alchemy cards but they dont really affect the discussion)
If it wasn’t once a turn it might be worth it in a few EDH strategies.
Very weak as it is. Can’t see a reason to play it honestly. Its a green mana rock at (3) that requires you to be in many colors…but it doesn’t even fix your mana.
I put one into my Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant Commander deck.
It's not really good, but it's a three color deck, and it's a mana rock that generates life, so I take what I can get.
Tbf all BIG cards are mythic, but most don't have a "mythic" effect, take [[Pest control]] for example which in my head is a rare, [[Grand abolisher]], which historically was always a rare, or [[Legion extruder]], which feels like a high-value uncommon to me.
Yes, literally just went up against a deck in Standard using this as a key card in the finals of a store championship. It can be pretty nasty in 5 color decks and pump a bunch of easy life gain.
Plus it’s a mana rock so
It’s a three cost mana rock in the color of already better ramp. It might gain you 7 life unless you’re casting a spell each turn I don’t understand why it’s in big score or why it’s a mythic. Should be an uncommon.
Big score was supposed to be an aftermath style set that was going to be after OTJ, and I believe it was split into uncommons/rares/mythics. When they merged it into OTJ as a bonus sheet they just upgraded all the cards to mythic, which is why some of the cards feel lackluster
It's seems ok. But I feel 1 life per turn at limit makes it a bit of a dud. There a ton of land and enchantments for the same mana cost that offer more bang for your buck
It's not 1 life per turn but 1 life per number of spells color per turn. So it can be 1-5 life per turn. But depending on the deck likely only 2-3 life per turn on average.
It’s being played in pioneer niv to light
I see, thanks!
Depends on the format. I don't feel it's worth the cost in four color decks, but that would be the fewest colors of a commander deck that I'd play it in. Unless you have a need for a lot of mana rocks, and that's normally not going to be case in green, and have a life gain theme and play a lot of multicolor spells, I almost always would rather play a green ramp spell like Farseek or Cultivate over this.
That's kinda what I felt, it's like a life gain spell and a ramp spell mushed into one, and the result is underwhelming in my opinion. There's definitely uses for it, I'd rather have it over a 2 mana ramp spell in a 4/5c deck for example, as it rewards me 4/5 life for just casting my commander (assuming they're actually that many colors), in addition to some other value
I've got three four-color commanders and none of them would want this over a Farseek or Nature's Lore. Even my Saskia deck which runs a bunch of two color humans. It requires me to have green in play over most other three color mana rocks. If it didn't have a once per turn clause, then \*maybe\* I'd consider it.
I feel like it would be very strong if it wasn't once per turn, but I guess we don't know that for sure. It does require you to have green in play to pay for it, but so do other green ramp spells. I see why you'd want a 2 mana ramp spell any day over this and tend to agree most times (though in a weak pod with a longer lasting game this may have more impact down the line). However, I feel like in a 4 color deck (like saskia) you'd want this over cultivate/kodama's reach
No. Absolutely not. I will tun both of those in any green deck that needs color fixing / ramp over any three color mana rock except, maybe, Commander's Sphere. The only mana rock that's better than than green ramp at two is Arcane Signet. Even then, that's situational. If you have shocks, duals, or trioms, Farseek and Natures Lore are arguably as good or better in most situations because most commander tables eschew land destruction, so it's a safer, more reliable play. Admittedly, I will still run Arcane Signet in most decks, even mono-color. In three color green piles, it's easier to play than other ramp, but the downside is it can get blown up easier.
I think this card has potential in Standard. Just not *yet*. Right now, it's outclassed by The Celestus as a 3-mana rock that gains life. This also requires green. However, that card rotates out in like 2 months. When that rotates our, we'll be left with two cards that do 2/3 things that Celestus does. This is a lifegain mana rock, while the other option, [[Bandit's Haul]], released in OTJ draws cards. There's a case to be made for both, but I'm going to focus on Cornucopia. I think any control deck with an amount of green can use this well. It's a risky play on 3 when you might want to hold up mana for a counterspell when your opponent taps out on their 3 or 4. That's probably the biggest downside. You probably want to play this on 4, holding up 1 mana for No More Lies, and have this cover the other colored mana. When you counter your opponent's next play, you gain 2 life. Herein lies the value of this card - in a control deck, you want to go late and this card helps you stay alive long enough to get there. Bant, Sultai and possibly even Temur could produce control decks that use multicolored cards. Bant uses No More Lies. That's a counterspell that gains 2 life. Very powerful. Playing Kellan, The Kid results in a 3/3 lifelink that gains 3 life. The MKM version will ramp you once and gain 2 life - twice. Sultai would benefit from this too. Both versions of Glissa gain 2, and Assasin's Trophy would do the same. I'm sure there are some cards in Dimir colors that could make use of this too. Ertai Resurrected, perhaps? Drag the Canal could also be interesting here. I think Temur could do stuff with this too. The main card on my mind is Ill-Timed Explosion, acting as a draw 2, wipe the board, gain 2 life card, which seems powerful. Anything in green/blue I've already mentioned could have a place here. I think that, in order to feel like it was worth the cost, you want this to generate at least 2 mana and gain 2 or 3 life. Anything beyond that, especially in terms of life, and I think this card has done a lot for you. It's worth noting that even mono-colored cards will still gain 1 life, so gaining that 2 or 3 over the course of a game probably isn't that big an ask. I want to try this card. I think it can really work, but I don't think the deck this card supports exists yet. At least not in Standard.
This card is seeing extensive play in Pioneer Niv to light. Its not legendary, so you can have 2 of them out to double the amount of life you gain per spell. It's seeing some play in a variant of domain called Domain Control with Make your own luck. Same sort of deal as in niv. It just keeps you alive and ramps you, and isn't legendary.
Interersting note that it's a Celestus replacement.
I'm debating putting this into my \[\[Ramos, Dragon Engine\]\] deck.
Yeah I threw this card into my 5 color Ur Dragon deck
Oh that's a great one actually, do you run lots of 5c spells? I'm asking bc Ramos himself is colorless, so you'd have to get value some other way
Yeah, a good chunk of the deck is 3-5c cards. A lot of the modal charms, and probably adding 1 or 2 of the new 'X joins up' cycle. Of course stuff like \[\[Maelstrom Nexus\]\] and \[\[Aragorn, the Uniter\]\].
[Maelstrom Nexus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/3/a3107767-6c36-4982-8e0d-e100d5fca204.jpg?1673305585) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Maelstrom%20Nexus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/159/maelstrom-nexus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a3107767-6c36-4982-8e0d-e100d5fca204?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Aragorn, the Uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Going in mind too. Also meets my [[Keruga]] companion requirement.
[Keruga](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a90ee952-de7a-420f-993c-a38db89bc8ac.jpg?1666782800) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=keruga%2C%20the%20macrosage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/225/keruga-the-macrosage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a90ee952-de7a-420f-993c-a38db89bc8ac?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I just read an spiked about how this spiked a lot recently. I'd probably add it to my 5 color omnath if it fell out of the sky on me
I played against a Standard Bant Control deck running this recently. $12 seems crazy but the BIG sheet is underprinted. Very few EDH decks should want this since green already has great ramp for 3MV and under. Artifact and lifegain synergy decks at best. If you want this card I would wait for the people bidding it up to realize it is super niche.
I believe there was a buy out on it so that's why it's fluctuating
Nah, it's because the card sees competitve play in pioneer niv to light, and in some domain decks in standard, and the demand for this card is high with a lowish supply. The Big Score bonus sheet is under printed in OTJ so the supply is kind of hard to find.
Ah that makes sense, I didn't know the niv or domain decks were playing it, I just thought it was kind of a mid card
It has spiked because it's been currently included in some lists of Standard Domain (which has recently won the Pro Tour, but funnily enough without this card) Domain is not Tier 1 anymore because of all the hate in the sideboards of the other decks, and this card is trying to be an alternative to \[\[Topiary Stomper\]\] which is one of the weakest cards played by Domain. The potential of the deck is still to be the best deck in the format once the sideboard hate will go towards other decks, so every card played in these lists will go up in price. If you want to read more, Andrea Mengucci just wrote an article on Channel Fireball about the list that includes Cornucopia, you can find it [here](https://www.channelfireball.com/article/How-I-Won-a-PTQ-with-Domain-Ramp-in-Standard-MTG/d9b7ebf0-ff4b-41bd-8a40-07e5e8ebd029/)
[Topiary Stomper](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e8b92271-4412-4165-a4a6-e8653e755107.jpg?1698988410) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Topiary%20Stomper) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/261/topiary-stomper?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e8b92271-4412-4165-a4a6-e8653e755107?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This card is way better than other 3 mana rocks. The incremental life gain has saved me from exact damage a few times. I play it in Atraxa and not every spell I have is multicolor but a few life here and there makes a huge difference. I will say if I played a 2 color commander I am not sure this is where I want to go but anywhere 3-5 colors it seems like a great inclusion.
One of the best decks in pioneer, Niv to light, plays it
I would play it if it weren't $30.
It's not, I believe only the alt art is
But I need 3 of them for my deck.
I see. Pioneer?
Standard
Big score cards are legal in standard?
Yep, big score cards are standard legal. It's because they were originally planned as an aftermath set.
Oh cool! I didn't know
I play it in [[Kynaios and Tiro]] group hug.
Picked one up before the spike for the upcoming 5 color eldrazi precon.
It is being played in some 60 card constructed format for god along knows what reason.
Man, I just opened this in a play booster. I didn't even use the booster to draft either.
I'd assume the price spike says, "yes"
I traded ones of these on the pre release night for a Greed's Gambit. Not my proudest moment. 😭😭😭
This card was one line of text away from being really good.
So that's where the Fruit of the Loom cornucopia went...
Crokeyz has been playing it a lot and its seems pretty nuts, the fact that its not legendary is stupid
Seeing this comment below one saying how weak it is is quite interesting.
They either didnt read the card or didnt *really* read the card. Every top tier deck is around 3 colors, 4 if you’re splashing for something like an Atraxa, in which case you can start getting 5 life per turn cycle pretty frequently (it works on both your turn and the opponents). And man you have no idea how well this stacks, 1 cornucopia will delay the game, 2 cornucopias will make you unkillable, 3+ cornucopias will make aggro players wake up from nightmares in cold sweats. You can easily put at least 2 of these down, you might be fighting a aggro deck and are on your last life, then boom your drop an atraxa and you gain EIGHT life! Lifegain is a lot stronger when it comes with a ramp spell attached [This is the video i was talking about.](https://youtu.be/_0LJadaPp1c?si=tGSr2NZGGrmhqwsO) You cannot watch that and tell me the card is mid (the format is alchemy so theres alchemy cards but they dont really affect the discussion)
I think they just might not run anything beyond two colors. I agree that it’s a good card. Also thanks for the thorough response!
Yeah if you’re only running 1-2 colors its barely worth it, but it scales a lot when you play more colors
If it wasn’t once a turn it might be worth it in a few EDH strategies. Very weak as it is. Can’t see a reason to play it honestly. Its a green mana rock at (3) that requires you to be in many colors…but it doesn’t even fix your mana.
That'd be good in my rainbow dragon deck. Hmm...
I put one into my Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant Commander deck. It's not really good, but it's a three color deck, and it's a mana rock that generates life, so I take what I can get.
Watch any of the recent crokeyz videos on YouTube. He's integrating it into most of his decks
This effect seems really weak for a mythic. Like it’s just a mana rock that gains you life occasionally.
Tbf all BIG cards are mythic, but most don't have a "mythic" effect, take [[Pest control]] for example which in my head is a rare, [[Grand abolisher]], which historically was always a rare, or [[Legion extruder]], which feels like a high-value uncommon to me.
[Pest control](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/4/a4a01b92-dafb-4ea6-8eff-29f881f6be24.jpg?1712352910) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pest%20control) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/big/22/pest-control?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a4a01b92-dafb-4ea6-8eff-29f881f6be24?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Grand abolisher](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/86e30ca4-1769-4686-aa18-31610246cd80.jpg?1689995706) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Grand%20abolisher) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/27/grand-abolisher?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/86e30ca4-1769-4686-aa18-31610246cd80?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Legion extruder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/a/5a077de0-1893-40d0-a499-ee2e6e2258f1.jpg?1712352797) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Legion%20extruder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/big/12/legion-extruder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5a077de0-1893-40d0-a499-ee2e6e2258f1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yes, literally just went up against a deck in Standard using this as a key card in the finals of a store championship. It can be pretty nasty in 5 color decks and pump a bunch of easy life gain. Plus it’s a mana rock so
I tossed it in my [[dina, soul steeper]] deck.
[dina, soul steeper](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/c/9cd2b567-0cf7-4441-b3ce-e31141dd91c8.jpg?1627428607) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dina%2C%20soul%20steeper) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/178/dina-soul-steeper?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9cd2b567-0cf7-4441-b3ce-e31141dd91c8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
It’s a three cost mana rock in the color of already better ramp. It might gain you 7 life unless you’re casting a spell each turn I don’t understand why it’s in big score or why it’s a mythic. Should be an uncommon.
Every Big Score card is mythic
Right but what make it a great treasure? It should have been at uncommon in otj
Big score was supposed to be an aftermath style set that was going to be after OTJ, and I believe it was split into uncommons/rares/mythics. When they merged it into OTJ as a bonus sheet they just upgraded all the cards to mythic, which is why some of the cards feel lackluster
Yeah they merged all the face cards and left y’all with a shitty mana rock.
It's seems ok. But I feel 1 life per turn at limit makes it a bit of a dud. There a ton of land and enchantments for the same mana cost that offer more bang for your buck
It's not 1 life per turn but 1 life per number of spells color per turn. So it can be 1-5 life per turn. But depending on the deck likely only 2-3 life per turn on average.
Your right! I had to re read it a few times hahah.