Herald of the Fair
Creature — Human
When this creature enters, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.01
- EDHREC rank
- #30240
Herald of the Fair enters, shrinks one blocker by -1/-1 until end of turn, and replaces itself with a Clue token — two small effects stapled to a three-mana 2/2. The floor is low enough that it's almost never worth a slot outside dedicated artifact-synergy or clue-matters builds.
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 |
In Commander, Herald of the Fair competes in a very crowded space: three-mana creatures that draw a card are common, and the -1/-1 rider rarely changes a combat outcome at a table full of 5/5s and 6/6s. Pauper is the one format where Herald of the Fair has a real conversation — clue engines and artifact synergies are more concentrated there, and every cantrip body matters more at a lower power ceiling. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is simply outclassed at every angle, and no competitive shell is reaching for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.01 bulk tier
Herald of the Fair is bulk at $0.01, and that price reflects exactly what the market thinks of it. There is no catalyst — no combo, no emerging archetype — that would move it off the bulk floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.