Diregraf Escort
Creature — Human Cleric
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as this creature is paired with another creature, both creatures have protection from Zombies.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28447
Diregraf Escort enters the battlefield and immediately pumps a target Zombie you control, trading a single white or black mana for a relevant stat boost the turn it arrives. A one-mana lord-effect stapled to a creature body is exactly the kind of redundancy Zombie tribal decks want, and the floor is never zero.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Diregraf Escort is a role-player in dedicated Zombie tribal lists — never a bomb, but a cheap, on-theme body that earns its slot through immediate board impact. In Pauper, where commons-only Zombie synergies are more constrained, it competes for the same space as other one-drop tribe pieces and can find a niche in aggressive shells. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more powerful one-drops, so Diregraf Escort won't see play in those formats outside of casual builds. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — it's a solid role-player if the signature spell or planeswalker supports a Zombie theme.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Diregraf Escort is deep bulk — buy a playset without thinking twice. Bulk commons at this price point don't appreciate, but they also never represent a meaningful investment risk when you need tribal redundancy on a tight budget.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.