Anax and Cymede
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
First strike, vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14771
Anax and Cymede turns every targeting spell into a board-wide pump — first strike and trample on a token army ends games fast. In Feather, the Redeemed decks that recur those spells every turn, this is a genuine threat multiplier, not a role-player.
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Feather, the Redeemed
Feather, the Redeemed recurs targeting spells turn after turn, and Anax and Cymede converts each of those recurrences into a global +1/+1 and trample trigger — the two cards form a self-sustaining engine that can close a game out of nowhere.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Anax and Cymede does real work, almost exclusively in Feather, the Redeemed builds where the spell-recursion loop makes the heroic trigger fire multiple times a turn. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card is legal but sees no meaningful play — three mana for a 3/2 with upside is fine on paper, but those formats move too fast for a creature that needs a spell to pay off. Oathbreaker is a theoretical home if you're building around a Boros spellslinger signature spell, though the card pool makes stronger options available.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Anax and Cymede is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you're building Feather. That price is stable; it's not a card with crossover appeal to spike-driven formats, so there's no pressure to buy in early.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.