Burrenton Shield-Bearers
Creature — Kithkin Soldier
Whenever this creature attacks, target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #29043
Burrenton Shield-Bearers gives a creature you control +0/+3 until end of turn when it attacks — a one-time defensive trick stapled to a 2/2 body for five mana. That rate is too slow and too narrow to justify a slot in almost any deck.
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 |
Burrenton Shield-Bearers is a bulk common that sees essentially no competitive play in any format where it's legal. In Commander, five mana for a 2/2 with a conditional, single-use toughness pump puts it well below the power floor of any functional deck. Pauper is the only format where it could theoretically surface, but even there the effect doesn't generate tempo or card advantage, which disqualifies it from serious consideration. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it whatsoever.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Burrenton Shield-Bearers sits firmly in bulk territory. There's no demand pressure to push it higher — it's the kind of card that stays at floor price indefinitely.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.