Adherent of Hope
Creature — Human Soldier
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control a Basri planeswalker, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #29843
Adherent of Hope is a three-mana 2/2 that replaces itself with a 1/1 Soldier token when it enters — reasonable board presence, but nothing that demands a slot in a tuned list. Run it only if your deck specifically rewards token generation or life-gain triggers, because the raw stats don't justify it otherwise.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Adherent of Hope is a bulk common, and that's the lens every format decision runs through. In Commander it's a fringe inclusion in go-wide white token decks or life-gain synergy builds — the kind of list that counts every creature that produces a body. In Pauper, the format where commons actually compete, it's too slow and too passive to crack a serious list. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are simply out of reach for a three-mana 2/2 with no immediate impact on the board state beyond a 1/1.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Adherent of Hope is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the card does in competitive contexts, which is very little. Don't expect movement; this sits in the bulk box or fills out a budget token list and stays there.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.