Conservator
Artifact
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: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Price
- $0.99
- EDHREC rank
- #30621
Conservator pays three mana to gain 3 life — once per turn, with another three mana activation each time. That rate is unplayable in any competitive context; lifegain that doesn't replace itself or advance a board state is just losing resources slowly.
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 |
Conservator is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Commander, 3 mana for 3 life with no other effect is well below the floor — even dedicated lifegain decks running Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Karlov of the Ghost Council have access to cards that trigger multiple payoffs per activation. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for Conservator to matter at any point in the game. It sees no Pauper, Modern, Pioneer, or Standard play, and that's the correct outcome.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.99 bulk tier
At $0.99, Conservator sits at the low end of bulk — priced about right for what it does, which is almost nothing competitively. Don't expect the price to move; there's no breakout shell waiting to rediscover a 3-mana, 3-life sorcery-speed activation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.