Honorable Scout
Creature — Human Soldier Scout
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life for each black and/or red creature target opponent controls.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #26819
Honorable Scout gains you 2 life per opponent when it enters — up to 6 life in a four-player pod — for a single white mana. The rate is narrow enough that it belongs in dedicated life-total-matters builds, and Warren Soultrader strategies that need repeated, low-cost life padding to fuel sacrifice payoffs are exactly where it earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Honorable Scout's ceiling scales with headcount — three opponents means 6 life on entry, which is relevant but not remarkable unless your deck converts life into resources. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format that rarely wants a 1/2 for one with no board impact beyond a small life swing. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it. The card lives and dies in Commander, specifically in white lifegain decks where Honorable Scout is a cheap, stackable trigger rather than a standalone threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Warren SoultraderEnduring RenewalHonorable Scout
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Honorable Scout is deep bulk — easy to acquire, easy to cut without regret. The price reflects casual demand and nothing else; don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.