Blade Instructor
Creature — Human Soldier
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #24239
Blade Instructor is a three-mana 2/2 that hands out a single +1/+1 counter via mentor — the floor is low and the ceiling is a coin flip on whether your board supports it. A vanilla-adjacent creature at this cost doesn't make the cut in any serious Commander list.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Blade Instructor is a Pauper-tier card in the literal sense — its home is that format, where mentor synergies and common-only pools make a 2/2 with upside more viable. In Commander, a 3-mana 2/2 that conditionally places one counter competes against too many efficient options, and it won't survive long enough to matter. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are non-starters; those formats have no interest in a three-mana body this small. Pioneer and Oathbreaker follow the same logic — the card is legal but outclassed before it ever hits the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Blade Instructor is bulk, and that price reflects its ceiling accurately. Don't expect movement — this is a card you pull from a draft chaff pile, not one you track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.