Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift
Creature — Spirit // Enchantment — Aura
Flying
Disturb 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #14776
Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift gives a creature flying at flash speed for one blue mana — cheap enough that the tempo cost is near zero. The real draw is the back half, which lets you distribute +1/+1 counters across your board on the way down, turning what would be a dead card in a graveyard into a late-game dividend; Neerdiv, Devious Diver in particular leverages both halves cleanly.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Neerdiv, Devious Diver
Neerdiv, Devious Diver cares about creatures entering and leaving play in ways that reward cheap, flexible enablers, and Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift fits that bill on both ends — the front half drops in at instant speed to trigger Neerdiv, and the back half spreads counters when it eventually hits the graveyard.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns its slot in blue decks built around +1/+1 counters, flash synergies, or graveyard value, but it won't make most generalist lists. In Pauper, the combination of flash, evasion grant, and a meaningful death trigger on a single common card is legitimate utility, especially in tempo or flicker shells. Modern and Pioneer have access to stronger one-mana interaction, so Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift rarely competes there except in dedicated synergy builds. Legacy and Vintage don't need it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift is pure bulk — grab a copy whenever you're already placing an order and don't give the price a second thought. It won't appreciate, but it also costs nothing to try.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.