Budget idea from the same landfall engine support package.
Commander Intelligence
Homer, the Hermit - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
Homer, the Hermit has 29 connected upgrade cards across Qualifying creature types, Landfall engine, Trigger copying support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades6 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Typal copy engineReflections of LittjaraWOC versionNeoPrice $2.69View card ->
Natural Crab landfall millRuin CrabZNR versionNeoPrice $2.80View card ->
Natural Crab landfall millHedron CrabTDC versionNeoPrice $3.89View card ->
Commander protectionSwiftfoot BootsFDN versionNeoPrice $3.89View card ->
High-toughness CrabCharix, the Raging IsleSLD versionNeoPrice $4.00View card ->
Commander protectionLightning GreavesC19 versionNeoPrice $5.12View card ->Power Upgrades6 cards
Higher-impact cards from authored role or support-package notes. Check price confidence before treating the signal as stable.
Table mill spellMaddening CacophonyZNR versionNeoPrice $7.70View card ->
Landfall body multiplierScute SwarmM3C versionNeoPrice $9.81View card ->
Mill combo pieceMindcrankIMA versionNeoPrice $13.28View card ->
Landfall trigger doublerAncient GreenwardenOTC versionNeoPrice $14.47View card ->
Extra land and draw engineAesi, Tyrant of Gyre StraitDSC versionNeoPrice $14.59View card ->
Board protectionHeroic InterventionLTC versionNeoPrice $17.94View card ->Flavor Upgrades1 cards
Theme-forward cards only shown when existing notes support the flavor or identity fit.
Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Landfall draw and lifeTatyova, Benthic DruidM3C versionNeoPrice $0.28View card ->
Sultai recursion engineMuldrotha, the GravetideFDN versionNeoPrice $1.34View card ->
All-creatures type bridgeMaskwood NexusM3C versionNeoPrice $1.80View card ->
Permanent and land recursionConduit of WorldsMSC versionNeoPrice $2.02View card ->
Land-graveyard draw engineThe Gitrog MonsterSOI versionNeoPrice $2.08View card ->
Graveyard interaction landBojuka BogTDC versionNeoPrice $2.13View card ->Wait / Check Price First4 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds6 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.
Landfall engineTatyova, Benthic Druid$0.28
Keeps cards flowing while Homer converts land entries into mill.
Mill finishersFraying Sanity$0.51
Strongest when Homer concentrates mill on one opponent.
Type changingUniversal Automaton$0.68
A one-mana body that naturally qualifies and increases X.
Self-mill graveyardSyr Konrad, the Grim$1.10
Makes self-mill and opponent mill more punishing.
Self-mill graveyardMuldrotha, the Gravetide$1.34
Converts self-milled permanents into a value plan.
Type changingMaskwood Nexus$1.80
Turns the board into qualifying creatures before Homer calculates X.
Budget Replacements4 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.
Budget idea from the same land recursion support package.
Budget idea from the same mill finishers support package.
Budget idea from the same protection and interaction support package.
Niche Role Players7 cards
Low-cost role players and niche cards that may be better here than they look.
Chosen type bridgeArcane Adaptation$4.40
Name Crab or another qualifying type so the board counts for Homer.
Commander protectionSwiftfoot Boots$3.89
Keeps Homer protected while allowing targeting from your own effects.
High-toughness CrabCharix, the Raging Isle$4.00
Counts for X and can support the toughness branch if the deck wants a defensive body.
Land-graveyard draw engineThe Gitrog Monster$2.08
Works with fetches, dredge, and self-mill branches.
Natural Crab landfall millRuin Crab$2.80
One of the cleanest early checks because it counts and supplies redundant mill.
Natural Crab landfall millHedron Crab$3.89
Counts for Homer and adds its own landfall mill pressure.
Typal copy engineReflections of Littjara$2.69
Best in builds committed to a qualifying type or changeling package.