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Celestial Force

Creature — Elemental

At the beginning of each upkeep, you gain 3 life.

CMC
8
Mana cost
{5}{W}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2011
Price
$1.16
EDHREC rank
#19576
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Celestial Force card art
Celestial Force gives you a guaranteed 7 life every upkeep — no triggers to manage, no conditions to meet, just a persistent drain on every opponent's clock. Seven mana is steep, but Sage of Hours and similar extra-turn engines make that cost irrelevant once the life totals start diverging.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the only format where Celestial Force pulls real weight. Forty starting life means the 7-per-upkeep cushion compounds across a long game, and multiplayer tables give it multiple turns to matter before anyone can answer it. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but a 7-mana 4/4 with no immediate impact is dead on arrival in those formats. Celestial Force belongs at a Commander table, full stop.

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Price Context

Current price

$1.16 cheap tier

At $1.16, Celestial Force sits firmly in bulk-rare territory — easy to slot in without a second thought on budget. The price reflects its narrow playability, so don't expect it to climb, but don't worry about the entry cost either.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.