First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)
Creature — Treefolk Druid
Reach, vigilance
Infusion — When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it if you gained life this turn.
"Here is my most important lesson: Within all life dwells a living essence. You must decide for yourselves how you'll use that knowledge."
—Professor Longbranch
4/4
- Illustrated by
- Vincent Christiaens
- Watermark
- Witherbloom
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders
Ruling (1)
- The infusion ability will trigger when Old-Growth Educator enters regardless of whether you've gained life this turn. As that ability resolves, it will check to see if you've gained life this turn. If you have, you'll put two +1/+1 counters on Old-Growth Educator.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
15 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator + Umbral Collar Zealot
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Bartolomé del Presidio + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator + Phantom Train
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator + Woe Strider
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator + Viscera Seer
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Bloodflow Connoisseur + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Altar of Dementia + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Old-Growth Educator + Phyrexian Altar