God-Pharaoh's Faithful
Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever you cast a blue, black, or red spell, you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #20489
God-Pharaoh's Faithful drains each opponent for 1 every time you cast a blue, black, or red spell — in a three-player Commander game, that's 3 life per spell before combat math even begins. The body is a 0/4 wall that blocks early aggression, but you're running it because Acererak the Archlich bounces itself repeatedly and each cast triggers the drain.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
God-Pharaoh's Faithful is a Commander card through and through — the drain scales with opponent count, so the same spell that pings one player in a duel hits three in a pod. In pauper it's legal and the 0/4 body is legitimately defensive, but without a bounce loop to exploit the trigger, the drain is incidental rather than structural. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have access to faster combo infrastructure, but God-Pharaoh's Faithful doesn't show up in those formats because one life per spell doesn't close games at that pace. Play it in Commander, specifically in a shell designed to trigger it repeatedly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Acererak the ArchlichCarnival of SoulsPlanar GateGod-Pharaoh's Faithful
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon; Near-infinite storm count
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Acererak the ArchlichCarnival of SoulsUrza's IncubatorGod-Pharaoh's Faithful
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon; Near-infinite storm count
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Acererak the ArchlichCarnival of SoulsThe Kenriths' Royal FuneralGod-Pharaoh's Faithful
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon; Near-infinite storm count
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Acererak the ArchlichCarnival of SoulsSemblance AnvilGod-Pharaoh's Faithful
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon; Near-infinite storm count
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Acererak the ArchlichCarnival of SoulsHeartless SummoningGod-Pharaoh's Faithful
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon; Near-infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, God-Pharaoh's Faithful is bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk combo pieces rarely spike unless a new commander mainstreams the loop, so don't expect movement, but at this price it doesn't matter.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.