---
name: "Eldritch Evolution"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "EMN"
set_name: "Eldritch Moon"
collector_number: "155"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Rainville"
oracle_id: "0f77c0c9-4dc4-489a-b547-e93287c4d1a5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eldritch-evolution-emn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Eldritch Evolution
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Neoform](/printing/neoform-war.md) — Sorcery
2. [Metamorphosis](/printing/metamorphosis-pz2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Evolutionary Leap](/printing/evolutionary-leap-ncc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Altar of Bone](/printing/altar-of-bone-ice.md) — Sorcery
5. [Enigmatic Incarnation](/printing/enigmatic-incarnation-thb.md) — Enchantment
6. [Prime Speaker Vannifar](/printing/prime-speaker-vannifar-rna.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Ooze Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eldritch Moon (EMN) #155
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Rainville
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`