Expedition Healer
Creature — Kor Cleric
Vigilance
This creature has lifelink as long as you control another Cleric.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #25276
Expedition Healer is a three-mana 2/2 that gains you 2 life when it enters — fine text on a body that does nothing else. The rate is below the floor for competitive Commander, and even casual tables have better lifegain options at this cost.
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, Expedition Healer occupies the low end of playable — it fits dedicated lifegain synergy decks that need redundant triggers but rarely makes the cut over more efficient options. Pauper is the format where it's most relevant, since the common card pool is shallow enough that a 2/2 with a lifegain rider can fill a slot in white aggro or lifegain builds. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Expedition Healer is simply outclassed; those formats demand either better rate or a more impactful effect for three mana, and this card offers neither. Vintage follows the same logic — the power ceiling there makes a 2/2 for three with incidental life gain invisible.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Expedition Healer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card itself. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.