Elite Arrester
Creature — Human Soldier
, 
: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #25909
Elite Arrester locks down one creature for as long as it stays on the board — a repeatable soft answer stapled to a 2/3 body for three mana. Solid role-player in white, but it competes with cheaper and more resilient options at the same job.
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 |
In Commander, Elite Arrester fills the taxing-white archetype's need for bodies that do something relevant — stax and pillowfort decks want creatures that answer threats passively, and this one does that without needing an activation. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate claim to a slot, since the removal suite is narrower and a 2/3 that neutralizes a threat is real value at common. In Modern and Legacy it's too slow and fragile to compete; those formats kill it before the lock matters. Pioneer sits in the same boat — better options exist at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Elite Arrester is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a common box, not a store page. Price stability is irrelevant at this tier; it costs nothing to try and nothing to replace.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.