Kitsune Palliator
Creature — Fox Cleric
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to each creature and each player this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #25818
Kitsune Palliator taps for three mana to distribute three points of healing across any creatures and players — a negligible life swing that rarely changes board outcomes. Three mana, tap, and a triggered ability this small is not a competitive rate in any format.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kitsune Palliator sees essentially no play in competitive Commander, where three mana and a tap for incremental life padding is far too slow to matter. The niche case is a Trostani, Selesnya's Voice or Oloro, Ageless Ascetic shell that counts lifegain triggers, but even there better enablers exist at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — Kitsune Palliator has never been a consideration in either format. Oathbreaker offers the same niche lifegain-trigger angle as Commander, with the same verdict: there are cleaner options.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Kitsune Palliator is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is minimal. Don't expect movement in either direction; cards this narrow stay in the bulk bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.