Alharu, Solemn Ritualist
Legendary Creature — Human Monk
When Alharu enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two other target creatures.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #14219
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature that dies without one, then replaces itself with two 1/1 Spirit tokens when it leaves — that's a lot of board presence and counter seeding stapled to a single five-mana body. The cost is exactly that: five mana is a steep ask for an effect that requires other creatures to die before it pays off.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Alharu, Solemn Ritualist actually lives — the singleton format's long games and creature-heavy tables give it room to spread counters and generate tokens before anyone closes out. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal, but a five-mana 3/3 with no immediate board impact doesn't make those cut-throat formats. Oathbreaker is possible in a +1/+1 counter shell, though the slower pace of most Oathbreaker games is the only thing that makes it plausible.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Alharu, Solemn Ritualist is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or trade fodder. Bulk rares with niche synergy profiles rarely climb without a reprint or a breakout deck, so treat this as a cheap role-player, not a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.