Basri's Aegis
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Basri, Devoted Paladin, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #27849
Basri's Aegis puts a +1/+1 counter and indestructible on up to three creatures for four mana — that's a combat trick, a wrath shield, and a pump spell stapled together. The floor is high enough that it earns a slot in any deck that runs multiple creatures and cares about keeping them alive.
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 |
In Commander, Basri's Aegis shines brightest in go-wide token and counters decks where hitting three targets is trivially easy and indestructible before a board wipe is backbreaking. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow at four mana for a one-shot effect that doesn't generate card advantage, and dedicated aggro shells have better pump options. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all — the format speed leaves it stranded. Oathbreaker is the closest analog to Commander in power level, and the same token-deck logic applies there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Basri's Aegis is deep bulk — zero barrier to entry for any budget. Bulk rares at this price point don't appreciably move unless a new format staple makes them suddenly relevant, so pick it up without a second thought and don't expect the price to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.