Chaplain's Blessing
Sorcery
You gain 5 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #11309
Chaplain's Blessing gains you 5 life for one white mana — a fine rate on paper, but life gain without a payoff attached is just delaying the inevitable. The only context where it earns a slot is Will, Scion of Peace, where every point of life gained translates directly into cost reduction on your spells.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Will, Scion of Peace
Will, Scion of Peace reduces the cost of spells by the life you've gained, so Chaplain's Blessing is effectively a one-mana ritual that shaves 5 off your next big spell — that's why it shows up in 57% of Will decks.
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Licia, Sanguine Tribune costs three fewer for each life you gained this turn, and Chaplain's Blessing alone can knock her from five mana down to two — making it one of the cheapest ways to accelerate her onto the battlefield.
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 |
In Commander, Chaplain's Blessing is a niche role-player that belongs only in dedicated life-gain payoff decks — outside of those, 40-life totals mean 5 life rarely changes anything. In Pauper, where common-only creature aggro is real and every point matters, it at least occupies a recognizable space, though Healing Salve and similar effects compete for the same slot at the same price. Across Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's essentially unplayable; formats that fast have no use for a sorcery-speed life gain spell with no additional effect attached.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Chaplain's Blessing is deep bulk — expect to find it in any bulk common box or bundled into cheap lots. There's no meaningful price floor to speak of, and nothing about its mechanics or scarcity suggests that changes.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Will, Scion of Peace
- Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.