Anointed Deacon
Creature — Vampire Cleric
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target Vampire get +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24076
Anointed Deacon pumps all your Vampires +2/+0 at the start of combat on your turn — meaningful pressure in a go-wide Vampire deck, but five mana for a 3/3 with no evasion and no immediate board impact is a steep ask. It earns a slot only in dedicated tribal builds where the anthem effect stacks with other lords.
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 Deacon is a Commander card through and through — tribal synergy at this cost level needs the 100-card singleton environment and the long game that format provides. In Pauper it's technically legal but never played; Vampire tribal there lacks the critical mass to make the anthem relevant. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have zero interest in a five-mana 3/3 with no immediate effect when faster, more efficient options exist. Commander is where Anointed Deacon has its only plausible home, slotting into Edgar Markov or Clavileño, First of the Blessed lists that want every Vampire anthem they can find.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Anointed Deacon is deep bulk — buy a copy without thinking twice if the tribal shell calls for it. Don't expect the price to move; it's a low-demand common that sees play in exactly one niche.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.