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Daru Mender

Creature — Human Cleric

Morph {W} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, regenerate target creature.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Legions
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#27135
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Daru Mender card art
Daru Mender regenerates a creature for free once per turn — the cost is having cycled a card this turn, which most decks either ignore or build around deliberately. In Yedora, Grave Gardener shells and other cycling-heavy lists, that condition is trivially met, making this a free protection piece on a 1/1 body.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Daru Mender is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it sees meaningful play. In Legacy and Vintage, a 1/1 regenerator with a conditional activation doesn't compete with the raw power density those formats demand. Commander is where the cycling synergy pays off — specifically in dedicated cycling commanders where the condition resolves itself turn after turn without any deck-building compromise. In Oathbreaker it's theoretically playable but faces the same problem as Legacy: too narrow unless the oathbreaker or signature spell actively supports cycling.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Daru Mender is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box or throw it into a trade pile without thinking. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is abundant, so don't expect movement in either direction.

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