Benalish Heralds
Creature — Human Soldier
, 
: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #30659
Benalish Heralds is a four-mana 2/3 that taps to draw a card — a rate so far below the curve that no competitive Commander slot justifies it. The activated ability costs an additional two mana on top of the tap, meaning you're investing six total resources to replace one card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Benalish Heralds is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, white has access to genuinely efficient card draw now — Esper Sentinel, Skullclamp, and Welcoming Vampire all do more for less — so Benalish Heralds has no realistic slot. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a four-mana do-nothing body that taps for incremental value. It's benched in every format where it's technically allowed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Benalish Heralds is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand, which is essentially none. Don't expect it to move; there's no competitive or casual pressure that would push this off the bulk bin floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.