Anointed Chorister
Creature — Human Cleric
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21198
Anointed Chorister is a 1/1 lifelinker that can pump itself to a 4/4 for six mana — fine ceiling, forgettable floor. Outside of dedicated lifegain synergy decks, it doesn't pull enough weight to justify a slot.
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 |
Anointed Chorister is legal across Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in almost none of them. In Pauper it's outclassed by cheaper, more impactful lifegain commons. In Commander, it only earns a slot under lifegain-matters commanders where the trigger on every point of life gained matters more than raw card quality. Everywhere else, the competition at one mana is too stiff for a vanilla 1/1 with an expensive pump ability.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Anointed Chorister is pure bulk — easy to acquire, zero financial risk. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; demand isn't there to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.