Alabaster Host Intercessor
Creature — Phyrexian Samurai
When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield.
Plainscycling 
(, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #14377
Alabaster Host Intercessor lands as a 3/2 flying, lifelink threat that exiles a nonland permanent on entry — relevant removal stapled to a body that actually pressures life totals. The cost is five mana and a card with ward 2, which is a fine rate in Commander but too slow and fragile for competitive non-rotating formats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists rewards casting creatures with high mana values to trigger its discover mechanic, and Alabaster Host Intercessor's five-mana cost hits that threshold while bringing immediate board impact — exile removal plus a flying lifelink body — so it earns its slot by pulling double duty on curve.
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 |
In Commander, Alabaster Host Intercessor fills the role of an ETB removal spell that leaves behind a relevant attacker — exactly the kind of card slower, value-oriented decks want. Pauper is where it becomes genuinely interesting: unconditional exile of any nonland permanent on a common is strong, and the ward 2 rider makes the body stickier than most five-drops at that rarity. In Modern and Pioneer it competes against removal suites and creatures that simply do more at lower costs, so it won't see play there outside of niche flicker or blink shells that specifically want the ETB repeated. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the power ceiling is just too low for those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Alabaster Host Intercessor sits firmly in bulk territory, which tracks for a widely opened set common with no competitive demand pulling the price up. It holds no monetary value worth tracking, but the floor also means picking up a playset costs less than a pack — grab them freely for any Commander or Pauper list that wants the effect.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.