Magic: The Gathering · commander
Primal Empathy
Commander 2021 · #227 · uncommon · 2021
Enchantment
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Market reference
$0.30
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 227 / 409
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Micah Epstein
- Colors
- GU
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2021-04-23
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
Also does
Strategy & play
How Primal Empathy plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Primal Empathy
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Micah Epstein
This card was illustrated by Micah Epstein.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{G}{U}
Type: Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
""From this day forward, we confront this world together, lifting each other up.""
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.30 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.13 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Primal Empathy is real?
Primal Empathy is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Primal Empathy worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Primal Empathy is $0.30; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Primal Empathy from?
Primal Empathy is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Commander 2021" in the commander series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Primal Empathy?
Primal Empathy is a uncommon card in the Commander 2021 set.
Other Primal Empathy printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
