Anointer of Champions
Creature — Human Cleric
: Target attacking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #24016
Anointer of Champions lets you pump any attacking creature at instant speed for free, once per turn — first strike stapled to a 1/1 body for one white mana is a real rate in combat-centric strategies. It's narrow, but in go-wide token decks that swing every turn, the free activation compounds fast.
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 |
Anointer of Champions is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — but competitive constructed formats have zero interest in a 1/1 that pumps once per turn. In Commander, it finds its niche in aggressive white decks that attack every turn: token strategies, Boros combat decks, and anything that wants a free instant-speed first-strike enabler stapled to a cheap body. The once-per-turn ceiling is a real constraint at higher-powered tables where games end through combo or pure card advantage, not combat attrition. At battlecruiser and casual power levels, Anointer of Champions earns its slot by protecting your best attacker every single combat without costing a card.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Anointer of Champions is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a commons box. Bulk rare prices rarely move without a reprint or sudden competitive demand, and nothing on the competitive horizon suggests either for this card.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.