Bounteous Kirin
Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may gain life equal to that spell's mana value.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #18727
Bounteous Kirin gains you life equal to the converted mana cost of every Spirit or Arcane spell you cast — a meaningful cushion in long Commander games, but a 6/6 for six mana with no immediate board impact is a steep ask. The synergy ceiling only arrives if you're already leaning hard into Spirit tribal or Arcane chaining, and Kiri-Onna is about the only payoff that makes the package feel purposeful.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bounteous Kirin is Commander-only in practice — legal in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but too slow and too narrow to see any play in those formats. In Commander it belongs specifically in Spirit tribal builds where enough Arcane and Spirit spells are firing each turn to make the life gain relevant; in anything else it's a vanilla 6/6 that asks too much for too little.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kiri-OnnaUgin's ConjurantEzzaroot ChannelerBounteous KirinDefiler of Dreams
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers
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Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Bounteous Kirin is deep bulk — a reflection of how few decks actually want it. Don't expect that price to move; the demand ceiling is narrow Spirit tribal lists, and supply is plentiful.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.