First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)
Topiary Lecturer 
Creature — Elf Druid
Increment (Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana you spent is greater than this creature's power or toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
: Add an amount of equal to this creature's power.
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.0% of Commander decks played it (3 of 6150). Most played in Ghalta, Primal Hunger.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft | 55.0% | -0.4 | +4.2 | 14761 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed | 55.8% | +0.0 | +1.8 | 1688 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
40 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Staff of Domination + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite green mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce…: Topiary Lecturer + Umbral Mantle
- Infinite green mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce…: Sword of the Paruns + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Scryb Ranger + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Hyrax Tower Scout + Temur Sabertooth + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite green mana: Ringing Strike Mastery + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite green mana, Infinite proliferate: Experiment Kraj + Gilder Bairn + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Mirror Entity + Topiary Lecturer + Wirewood Symbiote
- Infinite colored mana: Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala + Topiary Lecturer
- Infinite green mana: Seedcradle Witch + Topiary Lecturer
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal
