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Kyler, Sigardian Emissary

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

Whenever another Human you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Kyler.
Other Humans you control get +1/+1 for each counter on Kyler.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
rare
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#6059
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Kyler, Sigardian Emissary card art
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary turns every Human you control into a scaling threat — each new Human enters and pumps the whole board permanently, so a modest five-creature setup can present lethal in a single swing. The cost is a five-mana 2/2 that does nothing the turn it lands, which means Presence of Gond or a Katilda, Dawnhart Prime mana engine needs to be online before Kyler earns its keep.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime

65.3% of decks · synergy 0.62

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime is the natural home for Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — Katilda taps Humans for mana, which means the same creatures fueling your ramp are also stacking +1/+1 counters every time a new Human resolves.

02
Katilda and Lier

Katilda and Lier

29.5% of decks · synergy 0.29

Katilda and Lier runs enough Human density to make Kyler, Sigardian Emissary's triggered ability fire repeatedly, and the recursion angle means Kyler can come back after removal and immediately resume counter accumulation.

03
Sigarda, Font of Blessings

Sigarda, Font of Blessings

21.4% of decks · synergy 0.18

Sigarda, Font of Blessings gives Humans hexproof from your opponents, which removes the most obvious answer to a board loaded with Kyler, Sigardian Emissary counters before a lethal swing.

04
Aragorn, the Uniter

Aragorn, the Uniter

20.7% of decks · synergy 0.13

Aragorn, the Uniter commands a four-color Human shell where Kyler, Sigardian Emissary functions as a passive anthem that compounds with every legendary Human trigger Aragorn generates across the table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Kyler, Sigardian Emissary is a Commander card — the five-mana cost and narrow tribal payoff are balanced for a 100-card singleton format where Human density is easy to hit and games go long enough to see the counters matter. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive application; tribal go-wide strategies in those formats want speed that a five-mana do-nothing-immediately creature can't provide. Commander and Oathbreaker are the only formats where Kyler generates real decisions, and even in Oathbreaker the compressed game length makes the slow counter buildup harder to leverage than in a full EDH pod.

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Price Context

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Pricing data for Kyler, Sigardian Emissary isn't available in our current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. As a legendary rare from a large set with a specific tribal home, it typically sits in the budget range — worth picking up if you're building a Human tribal Commander deck rather than waiting on it.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.