Dawnbringer Cleric
Creature — Human Cleric
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Cure Wounds — You gain 2 life.
• Dispel Magic — Destroy target enchantment.
• Gentle Repose — Exile target card from a graveyard.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #6361
Dawnbringer Cleric enters the battlefield and immediately handles an enchantment, a graveyard, or a life-gain trigger — three distinct modes on a two-mana body. In Cleric-tribal shells, especially Orah, Skyclave Hierophant, that flexibility plus a relevant creature type makes it an automatic inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant wants every Cleric it can get, and Dawnbringer Cleric pulls double duty as a recursive toolbox piece — when it dies and Orah triggers, you get it back to answer another enchantment or hate a graveyard again.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage flickers its own board regularly, and Dawnbringer Cleric re-enters with a fresh ETB each time, letting you cash in on enchantment removal or graveyard hate on demand.
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd blinks creatures at will, so Dawnbringer Cleric's ETB becomes a repeatable enchantment answer or life-gain trigger rather than a one-time effect.
Preston, the Vanisher
Preston, the Vanisher cares about nontoken creatures leaving play and creates tokens when they do, so blinking or bouncing Dawnbringer Cleric generates value on both the exit and the re-entry.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is by far the most relevant home for Dawnbringer Cleric — the Cleric type matters, and three-mode ETBs scale well in a format full of enchantments and graveyard decks. In Pauper it's a serviceable sideboard piece against Bogles-style auras or graveyard-based combo, though it rarely makes maindeck cuts. Modern and Pioneer have access to more efficient hate pieces, so Dawnbringer Cleric stays on the bench in those formats. Legacy and Vintage simply have no interest in a two-mana creature doing what dedicated one-mana spells already accomplish.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Dawnbringer Cleric is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow tribal applications rarely move in price, so expect it to stay in this range indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage
- Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- Preston, the Vanisher
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.