Geode Golem Price
5 printings · 5 sets · first printed 2018
Geode Golem has been printed 5 times across 5 sets, first in 2018 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #316 at $0.26, while the most expensive is Commander Masters #386 at $0.34. The median across 3 priced printings is $0.32. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Commander Masters.
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Every Geode Golem Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #316 (U) Cheapest | 2022 | $0.26 | $0.03 |
| Commander 2018 #56 (U) | 2018 | $0.32 | $0.04 |
| Commander Masters #386 (U) | 2023 | $0.34 | $0.08 |
| The List #CLB-316 (U) | 2026 | — | — |
| Treasure Chest #70727 (U) | 2018 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast your commander from the command zone without paying its mana cost. (You still pay any additional costs.)
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsGeode Golem's triggered ability triggers even if it's dealt lethal damage at the same time it deals combat damage to a player.
If a spell has 
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as bestow costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as the commander tax, those must be paid to cast the card.
If you wish to cast your commander without paying its mana cost, you must cast it while the triggered ability of Geode Golem is resolving. You can't cast for free it later in the turn. It may be cast at a time you normally wouldn't be able to cast a creature spell, but other restrictions (such as “Cast this card only from your graveyard”) are enforced.
Geode Golem's triggered ability triggers even if your commander isn't in the command zone at the time Geode Golem deals combat damage to a player. If your commander finds its way there before the trigger resolves, you can cast it.