Faithful Squire // Kaiso, Memory of Loyalty
Creature — Human Soldier // Legendary Creature — Spirit
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on this creature.
At the beginning of the end step, if there are two or more ki counters on this creature, you may flip it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #27628
Faithful Squire // Kaiso, Memory of Loyalty puts a repeatable shield on your most important permanent — once it flips, Kaiso can move a loyalty counter to protect any creature or planeswalker from a single death trigger, then return to your hand and reset. The setup cost is real: you need to deal combat damage three times with a two-power creature, which means dedicate removal protection or your squire never flips.
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 |
Commander is the format where Faithful Squire // Kaiso, Memory of Loyalty actually earns its slot — four-player tables mean more must-answer permanents worth shielding, and the grind required to flip it is offset by slower game paces and support from voltron or counter-synergy commanders. In Legacy and Vintage, a 2/2 for two that requires three combat hits to do anything relevant is simply too slow; those formats have no interest in this kind of incremental setup. Modern could theoretically support it in a counters shell, but the payoff doesn't compete with what white two-drops accomplish there. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer texture that the card is playable if your signature spell or planeswalker warrants the protection, though the smaller game size tightens the window for flipping it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Faithful Squire // Kaiso, Memory of Loyalty is pure bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. Bulk rares with niche applications rarely climb unless a new commander creates breakout demand, so treat this as a cheap pickup for a specific deck rather than a long-term hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.