Kindred Charge
Sorcery
Choose a creature type. For each creature you control of the chosen type, create a token that's a copy of that creature. Those tokens gain haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Price
- $8.01
- EDHREC rank
- #5696
Kindred Charge doubles your entire board of a chosen creature type as hasty tokens for one attack — that's a table-ending swing stapled to a six-mana sorcery. In tribal decks, especially those running Sethron, Hurloon General, the math almost always closes the game on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sethron, Hurloon General
Sethron, Hurloon General pumps every Minotaur entering the battlefield, so Kindred Charge doesn't just copy your board — it copies it bigger, turning a mid-sized Minotaur army into a lethal alpha strike with built-in haste.
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
General Kreat, the Boltbringer wants as many creatures entering as possible to trigger its bolt effects, and Kindred Charge floods the board with hasty copies in a single cast — exactly the kind of burst that turns one combat into a game-ending chain of damage.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kindred Charge is a Commander card through and through — six mana is a reasonable ask in a 40-life multiplayer format where tribal synergies scale against three opponents, and the temporary tokens trade favorably when they deal lethal. In Legacy and Vintage, where the format is legal, the cost is simply too high; no competitive shell wants a six-mana sorcery that does nothing the turn it arrives against fast combo or counterspell-heavy control. Oathbreaker can support it in the right tribal shell, but the 20-life total means you need a well-developed board to make the copy count actually lethal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Anointed Procession doesn't copy what you have but doubles every token you make going forward, often generating more total value over a game at a fraction of the price. Mirrors of Perfection and Second Harvest hit similar copy-the-board notes in green for under two dollars, though neither comes with built-in haste — meaning Kindred Charge's ability to attack immediately is the real premium you're paying for.
Price Context
Current price
$8.01 mid tier
At $8.01, Kindred Charge sits in the mid tier — pricier than most tribal staples but not unreasonable given how often it ends games outright. It sees consistent demand across Minotaur, Goblin, and Elf builds, so the price is unlikely to crater as long as tribal Commander stays popular.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.