Ignoble Hierarch
Creature — Goblin Shaman
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
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- EDHREC rank
- #531
Ignoble Hierarch is one of the most efficient mana creatures ever printed — a one-mana accelerant that taps for black, red, or green and piles on exalted triggers when you swing with a single attacker. The cost is that its ceiling in Commander is lower than in 1v1 formats where exalted closes games faster, but any Jund or Abzan shell that wants a turn-one accelerant into a legendary-matters commander like Sisay, Weatherlight Captain should run it without debate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Ignoble Hierarch hits the battlefield on turn one and lets Sisay, Weatherlight Captain land a full turn ahead of schedule, which is the entire game plan — the faster Sisay can start tutoring legendaries, the faster the engine locks the table out.
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch wants as much early mana as possible to start copying spells and snowballing value, and Ignoble Hierarch's tri-color production fits cleanly into the black-red-green identity without any fixing awkwardness.
Disa the Restless
Disa the Restless is a three-mana commander who wants to hit the table as early as turn two, and Ignoble Hierarch is one of the few one-drops that both accelerates into her and contributes to the Lhurgoyf-creature-type synergies she rewards.
The Reaper, King No More
The Reaper, King No More demands consistent black, red, and green mana to function, and Ignoble Hierarch supplies all three from a single one-drop — the exalted trigger is almost incidental here, the fixing is the point.
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre wins by casting large creatures ahead of curve via blitz, and Ignoble Hierarch's turn-one acceleration shaves a full turn off that timeline, letting Henzie hit the table on turn two and start discounting immediately.
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 |
In Modern, Ignoble Hierarch occupies the same tier as Noble Hierarch — it's a staple in any aggressive or midrange shell that touches black, red, or green, and the exalted trigger is a genuine combat modifier in 1v1. Legacy gives it the same home with even faster company, where accelerating into a two-drop on turn one can be backbreaking. Commander is where the ceiling drops slightly: exalted is weakest in a multiplayer game where attacking one player rarely decides anything, and the mana acceleration, while still strong, competes with a deeper pool of one-mana rocks and dorks. Even so, Ignoble Hierarch is firmly a first-pick in any Jund or similar three-color Commander deck that can cast it — turn-one ramp into a legendary commander is never a bad rate. Pioneer and Standard can't play it, and Pauper doesn't get it either, so the card's home is squarely in eternal formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate on Ignoble Hierarch. Historically it has tracked close to Noble Hierarch in value, so expect a meaningful price tag reflective of its eternal-format demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.