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General Leo Cristophe

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

When General Leo Cristophe enters, return up to one target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Then put a +1/+1 counter on General Leo Cristophe for each creature you control.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Final Fantasy Commander
Price
$0.37
EDHREC rank
#8891
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General Leo Cristophe card art
General Leo Cristophe hits the board as a 4/4 with lifelink and vigilance for four mana — the stats alone justify the slot before you factor in any engine. Pair him with Saffi Eriksdotter or Terra, Herald of Hope and the recursive value lines become genuinely oppressive.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Terra, Herald of Hope

Terra, Herald of Hope

60.1% of decks · synergy 0.56

Terra, Herald of Hope runs General Leo Cristophe in over 60% of decks because the two form a self-sustaining loop — Terra's life-gain triggers feed into General Leo Cristophe's lifelink, and the resulting value engine is difficult for opponents to interrupt without dedicated graveyard hate.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where General Leo Cristophe belongs — the format's longer games give his lifelink and vigilance real time to matter, and recursive or life-gain synergy commanders exploit his stats from turn one. Legacy and Vintage legality is technically there, but a four-mana 4/4 with no immediate board impact doesn't compete in those formats. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary home, especially in life-gain-matters shells where the vigilance clause keeps him relevant on both turns.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.37 bulk tier

At $0.37, General Leo Cristophe is firmly bulk — low enough that picking up multiple copies costs nothing. Bulk rares with combo relevance tend to hold their floor, so don't expect this to dip further.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.