Elspeth's Devotee
Creature — Human Soldier
When this creature enters, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Elspeth, Undaunted Hero, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #26114
Elspeth's Devotee puts a 2/2 lifelink token on the board the turn it enters, then sits as a 2/2 itself — four power and toughness spread across two bodies for four mana. The rate is unspectacular without a token-doubler or anthem effect in play, so it earns its slot only in dedicated white-weenie or token shells.
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 |
Elspeth's Devotee is a Commander card first and almost exclusively. In 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — a four-mana 2/2 that makes a 2/2 doesn't clear the bar when white aggro and tokens have access to far more efficient options. Commander softens that efficiency pressure, and the lifelink on both bodies has genuine relevance in multiplayer games where you're absorbing attacks from three opponents. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in pace, so the card is playable there too, specifically under a white planeswalker that cares about tokens or life totals.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Elspeth's Devotee is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't appreciate unless a future token-tribal commander pushes renewed demand, so treat it as a freely replaceable slot filler rather than a pickup to hold.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.