Ballyrush Banneret
Creature — Kithkin Soldier
Kithkin spells and Soldier spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #8655
Ballyrush Banneret shaves a generic mana off every Kithkin and Soldier you cast, which in a creature-dense tribal deck adds up to free spells by the mid-game. Commander Mustard decks run it in over two-thirds of builds for exactly that reason — the cost is trivial, the throughput is real.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Commander Mustard
Commander Mustard is a Soldier tribal engine, and Ballyrush Banneret turning every follow-up Soldier into a discount means you're deploying two threats per turn where other decks deploy one.
Myrel, Shield of Argive
Myrel, Shield of Argive floods the board with Soldier tokens and wants as many Soldiers cast per turn as possible — Ballyrush Banneret compresses that curve and lets the token avalanche start a full turn earlier.
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Brigid, Clachan's Heart leans on a wide Kithkin base, and Ballyrush Banneret's cost reduction means the early turns fill the board faster, giving Brigid more bodies to work with before opponents stabilize.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ballyrush Banneret is a staple in Soldier and Kithkin tribal decks and close to a lock in any build that cares about both types. The effect doesn't scale with power level — it's just consistent, cheap velocity. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern, tribal Soldier shells exist but rarely need this effect when they can lean on faster interaction and more powerful payoffs. In Pioneer and Standard, the card is legal but sees essentially no play; the tribal density needed to justify a do-nothing 1/1 isn't there in most constructed environments. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth watching — Kithkin and Soldier synergies show up in budget tribal lists, and a two-mana cost-reducer in that context is legitimately playable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Ballyrush Banneret is deep bulk — you're picking it up as a throw-in or out of a common box, not tracking it down. Demand is narrow enough that the price is stable; it won't spike unless a pushed Soldier or Kithkin commander arrives and sends players to the bargain bins.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Commander Mustard
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
- Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.