Gavel of the Righteous
Artifact — Equipment
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a charge counter on this Equipment.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each counter on this Equipment.
As long as this Equipment has four or more counters on it, equipped creature has double strike.
Equip—Pay 
or remove a counter from this Equipment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5674
Gavel of the Righteous lands on the battlefield and immediately changes combat math, giving a creature a power and toughness boost while tapping something down — the tempo swing is real. The cost is that you're leaning on a vehicle subtype, which means Inspirit, Flagship Vessel and similar crew-matters commanders are doing most of the work to make this competitive.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel's crew-based engine turns Gavel of the Righteous into a repeatable threat — crewing the gavel feeds directly into Inspirit's payoffs, and the tap-down effect clears the path for your vehicle swings turn after turn.
Kilo, Apogee Mind
Kilo, Apogee Mind rewards artifact synergies, and Gavel of the Righteous slots in as a cheap artifact vehicle that pulls double duty as a combat trick and a soft tap effect to protect your key pieces.
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 |
Gavel of the Righteous is a Commander card through and through — the vehicle subtype and crew payoffs scale best in a 100-card singleton environment where dedicated vehicle commanders like Inspirit, Flagship Vessel are doing the heavy lifting. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the effect is far too low-impact to compete with the card quality available. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a vehicle-matters spellbreaker shell might find room for it, but even there the card demands a specific build to shine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Gavel of the Righteous isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures before buying. Given its niche application in vehicle-focused Commander decks, it's unlikely to carry a premium — expect budget-bin territory unless a breakout deck changes the calculus.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.