Embereth Veteran
Creature — Human Knight
, Sacrifice this creature: Create a Young Hero Role token attached to another target creature. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature attacks, if its toughness is 3 or less, put a +1/+1 counter on it.")
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22734
Embereth Veteran enters as a 2/1 and hands a permanent +1/+1 counter to any Knight you control — the stat boost sticks even after it dies. A one-mana 2/1 with a lord-like entry trigger is fine rate, but it only matters if you're already deep in Knights.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Embereth Veteran is a role-player in Knight tribal builds and nothing else — outside that tribe it's a vanilla 2/1 with a trigger that does nothing. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a one-mana 2/1 with a conditional enters-the-battlefield effect is below the power threshold for any serious Knights build that already has access to Acclaimed Contender and Knight Exemplar. Standard is the most plausible home, where the card pool is shallow enough that Embereth Veteran can fill a curve slot and actually trade up. Legacy and Vintage don't need it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Embereth Veteran is pure bulk — you'll find it in any common pile at your local shop. Bulk one-drops in narrow tribal themes don't appreciate unless the tribe breaks through competitively, and Knight tribal hasn't moved the needle in years.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.