Gerrard Capashen
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in target opponent's hand.
: Tap target creature. Activate only if Gerrard Capashen is attacking.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #18449
Gerrard Capashen is a seven-mana 3/4 with a triggered life-gain ability and a tap ability that returns a permanent — impressive-sounding text that almost never earns its slot over cheaper, more reliable options. Will, Scion of Peace cheats the cost down enough to make Gerrard Capashen functional, and outside that shell it's hard to justify.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Will, Scion of Peace
Will, Scion of Peace reduces spells by the life gained each turn, and Gerrard Capashen's triggered ability can generate enough life to cast him for free or near-free — that cost reduction is the entire reason Gerrard Capashen shows up in 16% of Will, Scion of Peace lists.
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 |
Gerrard Capashen is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but only Commander gives him a realistic home. In Legacy and Vintage, seven mana for a 3/4 with conditional upside doesn't compete with the format's power level. Commander is where the cost-reduction synergies — especially Will, Scion of Peace — make Gerrard Capashen worth considering at all, though even there he's a fringe include rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Gerrard Capashen sits firmly in bulk territory. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb without a reprint driving renewed interest or a breakout synergy surfacing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.