Creature tutors
Search your library for the creature the situation calls for. Some put it in hand, some straight onto the battlefield — the second kind is usually worth the extra mana.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worldly Tutor | {G} | Instant | Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top. | $31.78 |
| 2 | Buried Alive | {2}{B} | Sorcery | Search your library for up to three creature cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle. | $2.91 |
| 3 | Chord of Calling | {X}{G}{G}{G} | Instant | Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battl… | $7.69 |
| 4 | Archdruid's Charm | {G}{G}{G} | Instant | Choose one — • Search your library for a creature or land card and reveal it. Put it onto the battlefield tapped if it's a land card. Otherwise, put it into your hand. Then shuffle. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. I… | $9.72 |
| 5 | Imperial Recruiter | {2}{R} | Creature — Human Advisor | When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $13.32 |
| 6 | Eladamri's Call | {G}{W} | Instant | Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $11.59 |
| 7 | Ranger-Captain of Eos | {1}{W}{W} | Creature — Human Soldier Ranger | When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value 1 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Sacrifice this creature: Your opponents can't cast noncreature spells this turn. | $38.72 |
| 8 | Recruiter of the Guard | {2}{W} | Creature — Human Soldier | When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $6.88 |
| 9 | Formidable Speaker | {2}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. {1}, {T}: Untap another target permanent. | $8.91 |
| 10 | Fauna Shaman | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Shaman | {G}, {T}, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $4.95 |
| 11 | Natural Order | {2}{G}{G} | Sorcery | As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a green creature. Search your library for a green creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. | $35.41 |
| 12 | Goblin Matron | {2}{R} | Creature — Goblin | When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Goblin card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $0.29 |
| 13 | Fierce Empath | {2}{G} | Creature — Elf | When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $0.13 |
| 14 | Survival of the Fittest | {1}{G} | Enchantment | {G}, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | — |
| 15 | Conduit of Ruin | {6} | Creature — Eldrazi | When you cast this spell, you may search your library for a colorless creature card with mana value 7 or greater, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top. The first creature spell you cast each turn costs {2} less to cast. | $5.29 |
| 16 | Heroes' Podium | {5} | Legendary Artifact | Each legendary creature you control gets +1/+1 for each other legendary creature you control. {X}, {T}: Look at the top X cards of your library. You may reveal a legendary creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the … | $0.54 |
| 17 | Sylvan Tutor | {G} | Sorcery | Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top. | — |
| 18 | The Seriema | {1}{W}{W} | Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft | When The Seriema enters, search your library for a legendary creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station onl… | $1.35 |
| 19 | Tooth and Nail | {5}{G}{G} | Sorcery | Choose one — • Search your library for up to two creature cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. • Put up to two creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield. Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.) | $3.88 |
| 20 | Sanctum of Ugin | Land | {T}: Add {C}. Whenever you cast a colorless spell with mana value 7 or greater, you may sacrifice this land. If you do, search your library for a colorless creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $1.92 | |
| 21 | Eye of Ugin | Legendary Land | Colorless Eldrazi spells you cast cost {2} less to cast. {7}, {T}: Search your library for a colorless creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $59.14 | |
| 22 | Summoner's Pact | {0} | Instant | Search your library for a green creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {2}{G}{G}. If you don't, you lose the game. | $5.21 |
| 23 | Thornvault Forager | {1}{G} | Creature — Squirrel Ranger | {T}: Add {G}. {T}, Forage: Add two mana in any combination of colors. (To forage, exile three cards from your graveyard or sacrifice a Food.) {3}{G}, {T}: Search your library for a Squirrel card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then sh… | $3.17 |
| 24 | War of the Last Alliance | {3}{W} | Enchantment — Saga | (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Search your library for a legendary creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. III — Creatures you control gain double s… | $1.46 |
| 25 | Sarkhan's Triumph | {2}{R} | Instant | Search your library for a Dragon creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. | $2.64 |
| 26 | Shared Summons | {3}{G}{G} | Instant | Search your library for up to two creature cards with different names, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. | $3.69 |
| 27 | Starfield Shepherd | {3}{W}{W} | Creature — Angel | Flying When this creature enters, search your library for a basic Plains card or a creature card with mana value 1 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Warp {1}{W} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp c… | $0.40 |
| 28 | Pyre of Heroes | {2} | Artifact | {2}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for a creature card that shares a creature type with the sacrificed creature and has mana value equal to 1 plus that creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuf… | $1.80 |
| 29 | Brightglass Gearhulk | {G}{G}{W}{W} | Artifact Creature — Construct | First strike, trample When this creature enters, you may search your library for up to two artifact, creature, and/or enchantment cards with mana value 1 or less, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. | $7.00 |
| 30 | Dina's Guidance | {1}{B}{G} | Instant | Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand or graveyard, then shuffle. | $0.90 |
30 of 795 cards the search scored for "tutors that find a creature". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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