Disciple of the Old Ways
Creature — Human Warrior
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #28529
Disciple of the Old Ways gives your creatures first strike on demand — activated at instant speed, relevant in combat math, and free to trigger whenever you have mana open. The cost is that it does exactly one thing, so it only earns a slot when that one thing is load-bearing.
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 |
Disciple of the Old Ways is a bulk common in every competitive format, and that's the correct assessment — Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have better two-drops that do more. Pauper is where it comes closest to relevance, where first strike on a 2/2 body can actually matter in creature mirrors, but it still competes against commons with built-in value. In Commander, the Disciple shows up almost exclusively in Gruul stompy builds that need redundant first strike enablers to protect large ground creatures or push damage through blockers, and even there it's a fringe inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Disciple of the Old Ways is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price isn't going anywhere; single-function common creatures with no tournament pedigree don't appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.