Court Cleric
Creature — Human Cleric
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control an Ajani planeswalker.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #27380
Court Cleric trades combat relevance for a persistent lifegain trigger — it keeps your life total climbing as long as you have creatures attacking, which in the right shell is a repeatable engine, not a bonus. The cost is that a 1/1 for one white does nothing on its own, so it's only worth the slot if your deck is already built around life totals or attack-step synergies.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Court Cleric is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling is essentially zero outside of Commander — a 1/1 that gains life on attack gets lapped by every threat in those formats. In Commander it finds a home in dedicated lifegain decks where each point matters: Oloro, Ageless Ascetic keeps you gaining without attacking, but commanders like Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn or Dina, Soul Steeper actively reward stacking triggers on your combat step. Outside those specific shells, Court Cleric is too low-impact to justify a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Court Cleric is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin or ordering it as a throw-in. That price point makes it zero-risk to try in a lifegain build, though don't expect it to appreciate; it's a narrow utility common with no cross-format demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.