Baton of Courage
Artifact
Flash
Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #27822
Baton of Courage puts +1/+1 counters and first strike on your creatures at flash speed for a single white mana — the flash suspend mechanic means you pay one now and cash in at instant speed on exactly the turn you need it. It's a narrow combat trick that underperforms most dedicated pump spells, and outside creature-counter synergies it rarely earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Baton of Courage occupies a niche in go-wide white decks that can distribute counters across multiple creatures and punish an alpha strike with an unexpected first strike layer — the flash deployment is the whole draw. Pauper is the format where it sees the most legitimate consideration, since the card pool thins and combat tricks with flash carry more decision-point weight. In Legacy and Vintage the card is technically legal but irrelevant; the power ceiling in those formats makes a one-mana suspend trick invisible. Modern has long since left it behind for more efficient pump, and Pioneer and Standard never saw it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Baton of Courage is deep bulk — you're spending more on the sleeve than the card. That price is a floor, not a signal; nothing about its current usage suggests upward movement, so grab it if the build calls for it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.