Emerald Collector

Emerald Collector

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{1}{U} · Creature — Human Pirate
Uncommon · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by Andreas Zafiratos
Whenever Emerald Collector deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. When you draw your third card in a turn, conjure a card named Mox Emerald into your hand. This ability triggers only once. {2}{G}: Emerald Collector has base power and toughness 4/4 until end of turn.
Predicted power
Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—
Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—
Modern 57 Eng.C+Usr.—

Cheap selection can enable the trigger in Izzet Cutter Prowess, turning a modest two-drop into delayed permanent mana, but it is weak before that happens.

Best home Izzet Cutter ProwessBand role-playerConfidence 53%

Could be wrong if Modern removal and fast boards may make a 1/2 that needs a separate draw sequence too slow.

Legacy 67 Eng.BUsr.—

Brainstorm makes the third-draw trigger unusually reliable; an eventual Mox can justify a fragile 1/2 in blue tempo or combo shells.

Best home Dimir TempoBand competitiveConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if Cheap removal before the draw spell and intense competition for two-drop slots could keep it from broad adoption.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—
Commander 56 Eng.C+Usr.—

Draw-heavy blue decks can reliably reach three cards in a turn, making a one-time Mox Emerald a strong low-cost reward with artifact synergy.

Best home Blue spellslinger artifact decksBand role-playerConfidence 60%

Could be wrong if It must survive until the draw sequence, and one conditional mana artifact may not beat more reliable ramp.

Limited 58 Eng.C+Usr.—

In blue-green, the 4/4 activation is a useful mana sink on a cheap body; combat-card-draw and the Mox trigger provide meaningful but conditional upside.

Best home Blue-green tempoBand solidConfidence 39%

Could be wrong if Draft speed, green access, removal density, and reliable ways to draw three cards remain unknown.

Multi-draw Mox engine

“A fragile two-drop that converts routine multi-draw turns into a one-time Mox Emerald, strongest where cheap cantrips make that trigger reliable.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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