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Conclave Mentor

Creature — Centaur Cleric

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
When this creature dies, you gain life equal to its power.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
March of the Machine Commander
Price
$0.53
EDHREC rank
#2253
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Conclave Mentor card art
Conclave Mentor turns every +1/+1 counter placement into a larger event, making it a passive doubling effect on a two-mana body that also leaves behind a counter when it dies. Commanders like Marath, Will of the Wild and Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener treat it as a mandatory inclusion because the math compounds fast — one extra counter per trigger adds up to a decisive damage difference by mid-game.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

68.4% of decks · synergy 0.64

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener distributes counters across the board whenever a creature enters with them, and Conclave Mentor inflates each of those distributions by one — turning a modest board buff into a wide power spike every combat step.

02
Marath, Will of the Wild

Marath, Will of the Wild

58.9% of decks · synergy 0.55

Marath, Will of the Wild's activated ability places counters equal to mana spent, and Conclave Mentor's replacement effect means every activation lands one counter larger, directly translating to more damage output or more tokens from a single activation.

03
Shalai and Hallar

Shalai and Hallar

54.4% of decks · synergy 0.50

Shalai and Hallar rewards +1/+1 counter placement with damage to opponents, so Conclave Mentor's extra counter per trigger is also extra damage — a passive damage multiplier stapled to a two-drop.

04
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's ChampionMaster Chef

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Master Chef

58.0% of decks · synergy 0.47

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion already multiplies counters placed on creatures, and stacking Conclave Mentor on top creates a layered replacement effect that can push single counter placements into three or four counters with the right board state.

05
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

56.2% of decks · synergy 0.45

Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn distributes counters at the end of combat based on life gained, and Conclave Mentor ensures each creature in that distribution receives one more counter than it otherwise would — accelerating the clock Lathiel is already building.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Conclave Mentor is at its best in Commander, where a single permanent sitting on the board for multiple turns compounds across dozens of counter-placing triggers from teammates, instants, and sorceries. In competitive Modern and Pioneer, it sees occasional play in dedicated counters shells alongside Hardened Scales, though it occupies a crowded two-drop slot and rarely makes the cut over redundant copies of that effect. Legacy gives Conclave Mentor access to a faster format but also more efficient hate, and the two-mana investment is steeper when the game ends before the compounding matters. It is not legal in Standard or Pauper, which closes off the most accessible entry points. Commander remains the format where Conclave Mentor earns its full value.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.53 bulk tier

At $0.53, Conclave Mentor is firmly bulk — an easy auto-include for any counter-based Commander deck without a meaningful budget hurdle. The price is stable given its consistent demand across high-synergy commanders and the absence of a cheaper functional equivalent at two mana.

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