| Name | Emil, Vastlands Roamer  |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary creature — elf druid |
| Description | Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.
  ,  : 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. |
| Artist | Kai Carpenter |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven #146 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Emil, Vastlands Roamer, Legendary creature — elf druid, designed by Kai Carpenter first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven.
Emil, Vastlands Roamer would fit best in a Simic (+Green/Blue) +1/+1 counters deck that also cares about land diversity, making it a strong option in Commander where you can naturally run many differently named lands (including utility lands, fetches, shocks, triomes, etc.) to maximize the Fractal token’s size; it synergizes especially well with counter-doubling effects like Doubling Season, Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, and Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, while also pairing nicely with cards that distribute counters broadly (e.g., Evolution Sage, Rishkar, Peema Renegade, or Master Biomancer) so your whole board gains trample. However, at three mana and with a five-mana tap ability, it’s somewhat slow for competitive formats and likely strongest in casual to mid-power Commander rather than Modern or Pioneer; compared to alternatives, cards like Kodama of the West Tree (which grants trample to modified creatures and ramps), Vorinclex (which massively amplifies counters), or even Th
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