Ageless Entity
Creature — Elemental
Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #14363
Ageless Entity enters as a 4/4 for five and immediately threatens to run away with the game in any shell that generates consistent life gain — every point gained stacks counters permanently. The main ceiling is that five mana for a vanilla 4/4 is a bad deal if you're not triggering it, and unlike Agatha's Soul Cauldron it doesn't do anything the turn it arrives.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ageless Entity belongs — life gain synergy commanders like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Dina, Soul Steeper create the repetitive triggers needed to turn it into a genuine threat, and a 20/20 trampler by turn eight is a realistic outcome in the right shell. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but entirely unplayed; the format speed means a five-mana do-nothing-immediately creature never competes. Modern has faster, more consistent pay-offs for life gain synergy, so Ageless Entity sits on the fringe there too. Commander remains the only format where its growth ceiling actually gets reached.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Agatha's Soul CauldronSpike FeederAgeless Entity
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers
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Ageless EntityAnimation ModuleAjani's WelcomeAshnod's Altar
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Ageless Entity is bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the deck calls for it. Bulk rares with narrow synergy profiles rarely spike, so don't expect price movement unless a pushed life gain commander drives widespread demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.