First printed in Planeshift (2001)

All 2 prints

The List (PLST) #PLS-17, 2024
Planeshift (PLS) #17, 2001

Sunscape Familiar

Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Green spells and blue spells you cast cost 1 generic less to cast.

Legality

Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

MTGO price: 2.04 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

Combos

13 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Sunscape Familiar
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Corridor Monitor + Retraction Helix + Sunscape Familiar + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Paradox Shaper // Omit Variables + Pitiless Plunderer + Sunscape Familiar + Wretched Throng
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sundering Archaic + Sunscape Familiar + Wretched Throng
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Banishing Knack + Corridor Monitor + Sunscape Familiar + Urza, Lord High Artificer
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Soldevi Digger + Sunscape Familiar + Wretched Throng
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sunscape Familiar + Transplant Theorist + Wretched Throng
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Sunscape Familiar + Tomb Trawler + Wretched Throng
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Malevolent Chandelier + Pitiless Plunderer + Sunscape Familiar + Wretched Throng
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Hoverstone Pilgrim + Pitiless Plunderer + Sunscape Familiar + Wretched Throng

See all 13 on Commander Spellbook

Pauper In 31 of 2088 decks (1.5%), most in Familiars

Share of decks

1.5%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

31 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Familiars	1.4%	100%
WU (unclassified)	0.2%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Azorius Chancery	100%	67.4
God-Pharaoh's Faithful	100%	67.4
Snap	100%	40.2
Archaeomancer	100%	24.0
Ephemerate	100%	22.0
Mulldrifter	100%	19.5
Preordain	97%	9.4
Ghostly Flicker	94%	31.0
Lórien Revealed	94%	3.4
Mortuary Mire	90%	60.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Familiars ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16	7-2 78%
Familiars ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Familiars TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Familiars TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Familiars TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
WU ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Familiars Toon de Vet in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	4-2 67%
Familiars ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Familiars saidin.raken, 26 Oct	4 main	5-0
Familiars TSPJendrek, 25 Oct	4 main	#11 4-2
Familiars ChaoticMTG, 25 Oct	4 main	#27 3-3
Familiars Burioso, 25 Oct	4 main	5-0
Familiars Milam Z. Durham, 24 Oct	4 main	#11 2-2
Familiars ChaoticMTG, 24 Oct	4 main	#1 6-2
Familiars TSPJendrek, 24 Oct	4 main	#4 6-2
Familiars TSPJendrek, 23 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2

Commander In 8 of 6150 decks (0.1%), most in Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days