Keeper of the Cadence
Creature — Human Wizard
: Put target artifact, instant, or sorcery card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #26779
Keeper of the Cadence hands the player with the fewest cards a draw trigger whenever a creature attacks — a symmetry-breaking effect that rewards the player falling behind on resources. Three mana for a 2/3 that redistributes card advantage is a real rate, and in multiplayer Commander it almost always fires for you.
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 |
Commander is where Keeper of the Cadence earns its slot — four opponents means the card-count gap it exploits is almost always open, and the political dimension of refilling whoever is empty makes it surprisingly hard to prioritize as a removal target. In Modern and Legacy the effect is too slow and too situational; those formats kill before the trigger ever matters. Pioneer is the same story — competitive midrange and aggro shells have no interest in a 2/3 that conditionally draws. Keeper of the Cadence is a Commander card, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Keeper of the Cadence is deep bulk — you're paying shipping, not the card. Bulk rares at this price point don't appreciate unless a combo or competitive deck breaks them, and nothing in this card's design points that direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.