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Initiate's Companion

Creature — Cat

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, untap target creature or land.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
common
Set
Amonkhet
Price
$0.17
EDHREC rank
#19521
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Initiate's Companion untaps an attacking creature — read: your commander — on a 3/1 body for two mana, and that trigger stacks beautifully with extra-combat spells like Finest Hour. Narrow outside dedicated voltron or tap-value shells, but inside them it pulls real weight.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Initiate's Companion sees essentially no play in competitive formats — Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have far more efficient ways to generate untap value or just win faster. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth a glance, where budget aggressive or tap-synergy decks might find the body relevant, though it still rarely makes cuts. Commander is where Initiate's Companion actually earns a slot: commanders that attack and want to untap immediately — whether to activate a tap ability, enable a second combat, or protect themselves — turn this into a free action stapled to a creature.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.17 bulk tier

At $0.17, Initiate's Companion is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price is stable by definition; there's no demand spike coming for a narrow two-drop, so grab copies freely and don't think twice about it.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.