Hero of the Pride
Creature — Cat Soldier
Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #23667
Hero of the Pride pumps your entire attacking team whenever you cast a spell during combat — a repeatable anthem stapled to a 2/2 body for two mana. The ceiling is real in go-wide white decks, and the floor is a cheap threat that demands an answer.
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, Hero of the Pride fits specifically in go-wide white strategies — Cat tribal, token doubler shells, or Boros aggro — where you can reliably have mana up during combat and a board wide enough to make the pump matter. Outside Commander, it's a narrow Pauper and Modern consideration for white weenie builds that want cheap two-drops, though the combat-step restriction means it competes poorly against unconditional lords. Legacy and Vintage are too fast for a two-mana 2/2 with a conditional trigger to register. Pauper is its most competitive home beyond Commander, where aggressive white commons are scarce and any repeatable anthem effect is worth evaluating.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Hero of the Pride is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for power here. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow applications rarely climb unless a synergistic commander spikes demand, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the right build rather than a spec target.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.