Kithkin Zealot
Creature — Kithkin Cleric
When this creature enters, you gain 1 life for each black and/or red permanent target opponent controls.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #26740
Kithkin Zealot enters the battlefield and gains you life equal to the number of white permanents your opponents control — a number that climbs fast in multiplayer Commander. The effect is real in the right meta, but a 1/1 body for two mana that does nothing proactive is a tough sell outside lifegain-matters decks.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Kithkin Zealot earns its slot specifically in white lifegain commanders — Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn can convert a double-digit life swing off a single white-heavy opponent into something threatening. Competitive tables flood white permanents constantly, so the ceiling is higher than it looks. In Pauper it's legal but ignored — the format doesn't reward incidental life at common when tempo matters this much. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 that gains life conditionally. Kithkin Zealot is a Commander-only card, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Kithkin Zealot is pure bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.