Emissary of Soulfire
Creature — Djinn Monk
When this creature enters, you get 
(three energy counters).
Pay : Put an exalted counter on target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery. (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each instance of exalted among permanents you control.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17412
Emissary of Soulfire turns every noncreature spell you cast into a lifelink grant for the turn, stacking value across a full combat step without asking anything extra of you. Two mana for a 2/2 that continuously rewards a spell-heavy gameplan is a real rate — the ceiling is high in the right shell.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Emissary of Soulfire slots cleanly into any white-based life-gain deck that casts multiple noncreature spells per turn — the effect is cumulative and requires zero setup. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; a 2/2 for two with no immediate board impact can't compete with those formats' threat density. Modern is legal but similarly unconvincing outside of dedicated lifegain brews, where better redundancy exists at the same price point. Commander is the format where Emissary of Soulfire actually earns its slot, particularly in multicolor decks that pair white's removal suite with a life-gain payoff commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Emissary of Soulfire is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with genuine synergy upside in the right Commander shell. Bulk rares at this price rarely climb unless a commander or mechanic pushes them into demand, so treat it as a cheap pickup for a specific deck rather than a speculative hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.