Heroes' Reunion
Instant
Target player gains 7 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #17871
Heroes' Reunion gains 7 life for two mana at instant speed — that's an efficient number, but life gain without a payoff is just buying time. Outside of dedicated life-gain engines like Aerith, Last Ancient, this is a one-shot fix that doesn't advance your board state.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aerith, Last Ancient
Aerith, Last Ancient triggers off life gain events, so Heroes' Reunion is a two-mana spell that both fuels her ability and pads your total — the instant speed means you can fire it on an opponent's end step to generate value without tapping out on your own turn.
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Treebeard, Gracious Host converts life gain into +1/+1 counters on your creatures, turning Heroes' Reunion's 7-point burst into a meaningful board-wide pump for just two mana.
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, Heroes' Reunion is a role-player, not a staple — it earns a slot only in decks that convert life totals into resources or triggers. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, 7 life for two mana is occasionally relevant in fringe lifegain or combo-protection shells, but it sees essentially no competitive play because it replaces itself with nothing. Vintage has access to everything better, so it's a non-factor there too. The honest read: Heroes' Reunion is a Commander card in life-gain-matters decks, and a bulk rare everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Heroes' Reunion is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box without thinking twice. It's unlikely to climb in price without a new commander that makes life-gain instants dramatically more desirable.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aerith, Last Ancient
- Treebeard, Gracious Host
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.