Gerrard's Wisdom
Sorcery
You gain 2 life for each card in your hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #27099
Gerrard's Wisdom gains you life equal to the number of cards in your hand — in Commander, where hands stay full and life totals start at 40, that's routinely 5–10 life for four mana. It's a fine stabilizer in dedicated life-gain shells, a bulk card everywhere else.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Gerrard's Wisdom earns a serious look — 40 life totals mean you're usually gaining from a position of comfort, which pushes the card toward decks that convert life into resources rather than those simply trying to survive. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes against far more efficient life-gain options and sees no meaningful play. The card is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so Gerrard's Wisdom lives and dies by how well Commander supports it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Gerrard's Wisdom is deep bulk — there's no financial reason to hesitate on picking up copies. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile life-gain commander drives sudden interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.