Kithkeeper
Creature — Elemental
Vivid — When this creature enters, create X 1/1 green and white Kithkin creature tokens, where X is the number of colors among permanents you control.
Tap three untapped creatures you control: This creature gets +3/+0 and gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23480
Kithkeeper enters with a body count — its power and toughness scale with the number of creatures you control, making it a legitimate threat in go-wide token strategies. The real ceiling is its interaction with Nim Deathmantle, which turns repeated sacrifice loops into massive board presence at a cost your opponents can't easily outpace.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kithkeeper is a Commander card through and through — the format's multiplayer dynamics and longer games let you accumulate the creature count that makes it relevant. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, a vanilla-adjacent creature that requires setup is simply outclassed by what those formats demand on turn three or four. Standard is the one non-Commander context where a token-flood deck could theoretically use it, but the competition for that slot is stiff. Stick to Commander, and specifically to token or aristocrats shells where Kithkeeper's scaling is free rather than a project.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Nim DeathmantleAshnod's AltarKithkeeper
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Kithkeeper is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than order. That price is stable because demand is narrow and the card sees no competitive play outside dedicated Commander builds.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.