Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
Creature — Angel Warrior
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Flying, first strike, lifelink
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- March of the Machine Promos
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #8571
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie lands as a 4/4 flying, first strike, lifelink threat that staples a +1/+1 counter onto a creature you control the moment it enters — all for five mana. The cost is real, but the immediate board presence plus permanent counter distribution makes this a slam-run in any deck that cares about either keyword or counters. Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener decks in particular treat this as a core piece, not a flex slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener triggers off creatures entering with counters, and Boon-Bringer Valkyrie guarantees exactly that the moment it hits the battlefield — giving Bright-Palm an immediate rebound target while also wearing relevant keywords for combat.
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, Boon-Bringer Valkyrie earns its seat in any lifegain, counters-matter, or angel tribal shell — five mana for this much immediate board impact is a reasonable rate when the card does three things at once. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes against a much tighter curve, and five mana is a steep ask in formats where the game is often decided by turn four; it sees fringe play in dedicated lifegain or angel builds but never as a mainstay. Legacy and Vintage give it essentially no runway — the formats either ignore it entirely or simply have better options at every step. Commander remains its natural home, where a 4/4 first strike lifelink flier that distributes a counter on entry is consistently worth the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Boon-Bringer Valkyrie is firmly bulk, which understates its on-board power relative to price. Casual and mid-power Commander demand for this effect is steady enough that it holds this floor reliably, and there is no meaningful risk of it dropping further.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.