Cleon, Merry Champion
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Double strike
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Cleon, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until the end of your next turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #18243
Cleon, Merry Champion is a combat-focused value engine that rewards attacking with multiple creatures — the kind of card that generates real card advantage in the mid-game without asking much in return. The cost is that it does nothing on an empty board, so it lives and dies by how reliably you can swing wide.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the correct home for Cleon, Merry Champion — the format's multiplayer dynamics mean more combat steps, more creatures, and more opportunities to trigger its ability repeatedly before opponents can answer it. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but those formats have no interest in a three-mana creature that needs a board state to function when the competition is Delver of Secrets and Tinker. Oathbreaker could work in an aggressive shell, though the 20-life total and faster clock compress the window where Cleon, Merry Champion pays off.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Cleon, Merry Champion sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in and no meaningful financial risk. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely climb unless a pushed commander drives demand, so don't expect price movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.