Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Allies — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two other target legendary creatures.
Betrayal — Whenever a legendary creature with counters on it dies, draw a card for each counter on it. You lose 2 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Assassin's Creed
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8799
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh puts a +1/+1 counter engine on the board the moment she enters, converting legendary creature deaths into fuel that snowballs fast. The cost is a four-mana legendary slot — but Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful decks will tell you that cost is trivially justified when every dead creature feeds the pile.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful is the natural home — Reyhan already moves counters on death, and Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh layering additional counters onto legendary creatures dying means the two engines compound each other every combat.
Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Kethis, the Hidden Hand fills the graveyard with legendaries and then recasts them at discount, and Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh rewards every one of those deaths with counters — the more Kethis loops, the larger the board grows.
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 |
Commander is where Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh belongs — legendary-tribal density is highest here, and the format's slower clock gives her time to generate meaningful counter accumulation. In Legacy and Vintage she's technically legal but faces a speed wall: four mana for a creature with no immediate board protection is a rough ask in formats where opponents are threatening on turns one and two. Oathbreaker is a reasonable middle ground if your signature spell supports a +1/+1 counter payoff, though the 20-life starting total compresses the window she needs to take over.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given her high inclusion rate in Reyhan // Yoshimaru builds, demand exists — but she's not a card you need to rush to acquire.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
- Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.