Gahiji, Honored One
Legendary Creature — Beast
Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents or a planeswalker an opponent controls, that creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #11412
Gahiji, Honored One turns every creature attack into a free anthem — opponents get +2/+0 when hitting anyone but you, which warps combat in your favor without you lifting a finger. Five mana for a 4/4 that reshapes the threat table is the kind of political engine that wins games by doing nothing after it lands.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil forces opponents to attack each combat, and Gahiji, Honored One makes those forced attacks more appealing — creatures get +2/+0 when swinging at anyone but you, so your opponents are incentivized to turn those mandatory attacks sideways into each other rather than through your defenses.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gahiji, Honored One is a Commander card through and through — its political effect only functions in a multiplayer environment where redirecting aggression between opponents is a real strategy. In Legacy or Vintage, it's technically castable but a five-mana 4/4 with no immediate board impact is unplayable in those formats. Commander is the only context where the +2/+0 trigger meaningfully changes a game state, and it's best in pods where creature combat is the primary threat vector.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Gahiji, Honored One sits firmly in bulk territory despite being a legitimate four-player format engine. Bulk rares with narrow multiplayer appeal tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency — pick one up whenever you need it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.