High Ground
Enchantment
Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #14871
High Ground gives all your creatures defender a free blocker upgrade — each one can assign combat damage as though it didn't have defender — for a single white mana at enchantment speed. Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer is the primary reason this card sees play, turning a board of defender creatures into a legitimate combat threat without sacrificing their defensive identity.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer builds a board of defender creatures as a core mechanic, and High Ground is the engine piece that lets that wall of blockers swing through for damage — nearly 15% of Anti-Venom decks run it for exactly that reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
High Ground is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's nearly invisible outside Commander — defender payoff strategies simply don't exist at meaningful competitive density in Legacy or Modern. In Commander, it's a niche but focused piece: irrelevant in most builds, but close to mandatory in the handful of commanders that care about defender creatures attacking. Oathbreaker is legal but the same logic applies — you need a specific gameplan to justify a slot on a pure enabler with no standalone impact.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, High Ground is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and you'll find copies in any dollar bin. That price is stable by nature: it's not a card anyone speculates on, and demand stays narrow enough that it's unlikely to spike unless a pushed defender-matters commander breaks into mass popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.