Dosan's Oldest Chant
Sorcery
You gain 6 life.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #26485
Dosan's Oldest Chant gains you 4 life and draws you a card for three mana — a clean two-for-one that replaces itself and stabilizes your life total in one shot. It's not flashy, but any green deck that wants incidental life gain alongside card draw has a reason to consider it.
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, Dosan's Oldest Chant competes in a crowded slot — three-mana green spells that draw a card include stronger options in most powered builds, but the life gain rider makes it a reasonable inclusion in lifegain-matters decks or budget lists that need to fill out their draw package. In Pauper, the common card draw landscape is sparse enough that a three-mana draw-one with upside is genuinely playable in slower green shells. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are too fast for a three-mana cantrip with no board impact beyond life gain, so Dosan's Oldest Chant stays on the sidelines in those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Dosan's Oldest Chant is deep bulk — you're paying pennies for a card that does exactly what it says with no financial barrier to entry. Bulk commons rarely move in price, so don't expect this to appreciate; just grab a copy if the effect fits your list.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.