Herald of Anafenza
Creature — Human Soldier
Outlast 
(, 
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)
Whenever you activate this creature's outlast ability, create a 1/1 white Warrior creature token.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19965
Herald of Anafenza does two things at once: it grows itself with outlast and puts a 1/1 Warrior token into play every time it activates, turning mana sinks into a board presence. The activated ability costs three mana at sorcery speed, which is slow, but any deck that wants token generation stapled to a counter synergy gets real value from a one-drop.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Herald of Anafenza earns a slot in any Abzan counter or token deck — the combination of self-growth and token production on a single one-drop is efficient for the format's slower pace. In Modern and Pioneer, it's simply too slow: three mana per activation at sorcery speed doesn't compete in formats where games end on turn four. Legacy is the same story — there's no shell where Herald of Anafenza outperforms dedicated token or counter payoffs at that cost. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in tempo, so the same token-generating role applies there if your planeswalker supports a go-wide plan.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Herald of Anafenza is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any dollar box without thinking twice. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb, but at this floor it doesn't need to: it's a free inclusion for any deck that wants it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.