Dawnhart Geist
Creature — Spirit Warlock
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17149
Dawnhart Geist enters as a 1/1 flying Spirit that pumps itself and other Spirits and Clerics you control by +1/+1 for each Aura attached to it — a payoff that scales directly with enchantment density. Mazzy, Truesword Paladin decks want it immediately; everywhere else, the body is too fragile to justify the slot.
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 |
Commander is where Dawnhart Geist earns its keep, slotting into Aura-heavy or Spirit-tribal builds that can reliably stack enchantments on a single creature and convert that count into a board-wide buff. In Modern and Pioneer, a two-mana 1/1 with conditional upside doesn't clear the bar — the formats are too fast and the payoff too dependent on a creature surviving long enough to matter. Legacy and Vintage essentially don't acknowledge it exists. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case: in the right Aura-stacking shell it's serviceable, outside of it there's no reason to run it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Mazzy, Truesword PaladinUnbridled GrowthDefiler of VigorDawnhart Geist
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Dawnhart Geist is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so pick up copies freely and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Mazzy, Truesword Paladin
- Unbridled Growth
- Defiler of Vigor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.