Guiding Spirit
Creature — Angel Spirit
Flying
: If the top card of target player's graveyard is a creature card, put that card on top of that player's library.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.84
- EDHREC rank
- #27601
Guiding Spirit gives a target creature +1/+1 counters equal to its toughness at end of turn — a potentially massive buff stapled to a 2/3 flying body for four mana. The effect is real, but the one-turn delay and the lack of haste or protection on the body make this fragile enough that most competitive Commander tables will pass.
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 |
Guiding Spirit sees essentially zero competitive play across the formats where it's legal. In Commander, the four-mana cost buys you a delayed payoff that opponents can answer before it ever triggers — any deck that wants to pile counters on creatures has faster, more resilient options. Legacy and Vintage don't touch it; the effect is too slow and too narrow for either format. The clearest home, if one exists, is a casual Commander build centered on +1/+1 counter synergies where the one-turn window is less punishing and the repeatable trigger has room to accumulate value.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.84 bulk tier
At $0.84, Guiding Spirit sits at the high end of bulk — you're paying a small premium over true floor pricing for a card with narrow appeal. Demand is low enough that this price is unlikely to climb without a reprint or a sudden spike in counter-based Commander builds.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.