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Astelli Reclaimer

Creature — Angel Warrior

Flying
When this creature enters, return target noncreature, nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast this creature.
Warp {2}{W}

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Edge of Eternities
Price
$0.63
EDHREC rank
#9302
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Astelli Reclaimer card art
Astelli Reclaimer enters the battlefield and immediately returns a suspended card like Lotus Bloom from exile to your hand — no waiting, no counters, just mana. The cost is a three-mana 2/3 with no other text, which is a real ask in competitive pods but a fair rate in value-oriented Commander builds. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar decks are the clearest home, where the recursion engine is the whole point.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

26.0% of decks · synergy 0.24

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar is built around manipulating suspended cards, and Astelli Reclaimer's ability to yank those cards out of exile on demand is exactly the kind of redundancy that engine needs to function consistently.

02
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

14.7% of decks · synergy 0.13

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine runs enough self-sacrifice and graveyard recursion that a body with a relevant enters-the-battlefield trigger fits cleanly, and Astelli Reclaimer's exile-recovery adds a dimension the deck otherwise lacks.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Astelli Reclaimer earns its slot specifically in suspend-matters or exile-matters builds — outside of those, a three-mana 2/3 with a situational ETB is too narrow to justify. In Modern and Pioneer, the suspend synergies with Lotus Bloom and similar cards are real but niche, and dedicated combo shells will find faster, more focused pieces. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the effect is too slow and too conditional against the raw power of those formats. Standard is the most forgiving environment for Astelli Reclaimer, where the card pool is shallow enough that exile recursion on a creature body can punch above its weight in the right archetype.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.63 bulk tier

At $0.63, Astelli Reclaimer sits firmly in bulk rare territory, which is accurate given how narrowly it fits into non-suspend strategies. It's a low-risk pickup for any deck built around Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar or similar suspend engines, and there's no reason to expect significant price movement without a dedicated format breakout.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.