Faithful Mending
Instant
You gain 2 life, draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $1.33
- EDHREC rank
- #3583
Faithful Mending draws two cards, fills your graveyard, and gains two life for two mana — then flashes back for the same effect a second time. In Commander, that's six cards touched and a graveyard seeded for one spell slot, which is why Zethi, Arcane Blademaster lists run it in over half of builds.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster imprints instants and recasts them for free, so Faithful Mending becomes a repeatable draw-and-discard engine that refuels your hand and stocks the yard every combat.
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Every discard from Faithful Mending triggers Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark — two discards on cast and two more on flashback means four triggers off a single card at instant speed.
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Bruna, Light of Alabaster's strength is pitching auras into the graveyard so she can attach them for free on attack, and Faithful Mending is one of the cleanest ways to do that while replacing itself twice.
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists care about filling the graveyard with creatures to exile and replay, and Faithful Mending's double loot helps pitch the right targets at instant speed while keeping card parity.
Sefris of the Hidden Ways
Sefris of the Hidden Ways triggers whenever a creature lands in your graveyard, so Faithful Mending doubles as a way to pitch a creature and prime the dungeon engine while drawing into more action.
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 |
In Commander, Faithful Mending earns its slot in any Azorius or Esper deck that wants graveyard setup — the flashback means it functions as two separate spells for synergy triggers and fills the yard without costing card advantage. In Modern and Pioneer, it shows up in Dimir and Jeskai Reanimator shells as a clean two-mana setup piece that replaces itself, though dedicated graveyard decks in those formats often prefer effects that bin creatures more directly. Legacy has faster and more broken options for yard filling, so Faithful Mending is generally outclassed there. Across formats, its floor is always solid — worst case it draws two cards for two mana at instant speed, which is a fine rate even when the graveyard angle is irrelevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.33 cheap tier
At $1.33, Faithful Mending sits in the cheap tier and punches well above that price point given how much work it does in graveyard and looting strategies. It's a staple in multiple Commander archetypes, so the price is unlikely to crater — this is a safe pickup at current rates.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
- Bruna, Light of Alabaster
- Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
- Sefris of the Hidden Ways
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.