Family Reunion
Instant
Choose one —
• Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #11695
Family Reunion puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and gives them all lifelink until end of turn — at instant speed, for two mana. That combination of board-wide buff, life cushion, and surprise combat trick makes it a genuine inclusion in any deck that goes wide with creatures, and Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar decks in particular want exactly this effect.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar rewards going wide with +1/+1 counters and punishes opponents for targeting your creatures during your turn, making Family Reunion's instant-speed, board-wide counter drop a clean fit — drop it in combat to grow your team, gain a pile of life, and let Kutzil's protection clause keep your creatures safe.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Family Reunion earns its slot in go-wide creature strategies that want combat tricks, life padding, and incremental counters on the same card — the instant speed is what separates it from comparable sorceries. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, two mana for a combat trick that doesn't affect the board state immediately is too slow; dedicated aggro decks will find better options. Legacy and Vintage have access to more efficient one-drop buffs, so Family Reunion doesn't crack those lists. Pauper is probably its best non-Commander home, where the common card pool is thinner and a board-wide lifelink swing can actually stabilize races.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Family Reunion is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bulk bin. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point rarely appreciate unless they spike in a specific format, so buy it for the effect, not the speculation.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.