Emil, Vastlands Roamer (SOS)

Legendary Creature — Elf Druid

Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample. {4}{G}, {T}: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of differently named lands you control.

Reliable payoff for landfall and +1/+1 counter strategies in Commander and Pioneer. Emil rewards you for building a diverse mana base—the Fractal token scales with your land count and immediately gains evasion, making it a genuine threat that grows naturally alongside your ramp. Works best in decks already committed to wide creature buffs or landfall synergies; in faster formats like Modern, the activation cost is too slow to compete with established threats.

Secrets of Strixhaven — Uncommon