Herald of Amity
Creature — Griffin
Flying
When this creature enters, exile the top eight cards of your library. You may cast an Aura spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Auras you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #13902
Herald of Amity lands and immediately gives a creature you control flying and lifelink — two keywords that matter — while also returning an enchantment from your graveyard to hand. The catch is the 3WW sticker price, which is steep enough that you mostly see it in Killian, Decisive Mentor decks where aura-cost reduction cuts that down to something reasonable.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
Killian, Decisive Mentor's cost reduction makes Herald of Amity genuinely affordable, and the enchantment recursion feeds right back into the aura-stacking engine Killian wants to run.
Eriette, the Beguiler
Eriette, the Beguiler taxes opponents for every enchantment you control, so Herald of Amity pulling an aura back from the graveyard is a direct extension of that drain loop.
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor cares about Advisors and enchantments, and Herald of Amity's combination of creature type and enchantment recursion fits both halves of that gameplan.
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ rewards you for spreading keyword abilities around the table, and Herald of Amity dropping flying and lifelink onto a creature is exactly the kind of aura-adjacent effect that triggers that payoff.
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 where Herald of Amity earns its slot — enchantress and aura-voltron shells can exploit the graveyard recursion repeatedly over a long game, and the flying-plus-lifelink package on a single trigger is real value at a multiplayer table. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; five mana for this effect doesn't compete in formats where the game can end on turn one. Oathbreaker offers a smaller battleground where the enchantment recursion could matter more, but the mana cost still limits it to dedicated enchantment commanders.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Herald of Amity is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap filler slot. Bulk rares with narrow homes don't tend to climb unless a new commander breaks the effect wide open, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Killian, Decisive Mentor
- Eriette, the Beguiler
- Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
- Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.