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Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

Legendary Creature — Unicorn

Lifelink
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, distribute up to that many +1/+1 counters among any number of other target creatures.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
rare
Set
Multiverse Legends
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#3675
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Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn card art
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn converts life gain into +1/+1 counters at end of turn for every creature you control, making it one of the most efficient counter-distribution engines in white-green. The payoff is immediate and scales hard — pair it with Mayael's Aria or Shanna, Purifying Blade and a single lifelink hit can snowball the whole board into a threat.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Shanna, Purifying Blade

Shanna, Purifying Blade

59.9% of decks · synergy 0.59

Shanna, Purifying Blade draws cards whenever you gain life, so every end step that Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn fires off counters also means Shanna has already been drawing you cards — the two engines stack on the same trigger window.

02
Aerith, Last Ancient

Aerith, Last Ancient

61.7% of decks · synergy 0.57

Aerith, Last Ancient cares deeply about life gain events, and Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn gives that shell a reason to run a wide board — counters go on everything, turning Aerith's life-gain payoffs into a lethal combat math problem for opponents.

03
Betor, Ancestor's Voice

Betor, Ancestor's Voice

61.4% of decks · synergy 0.54

Betor, Ancestor's Voice builds around +1/+1 counters, and Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn is the most efficient way to spread them across the team every single turn cycle without spending extra mana.

04
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer

Trelasarra, Moon Dancer

58.1% of decks · synergy 0.53

Trelasarra, Moon Dancer puts a counter on herself every time you gain life and lets you scry, so each life-gain event advances both engines simultaneously — Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn then distributes the follow-up counters to the rest of the board.

05
Treebeard, Gracious Host

Treebeard, Gracious Host

48.9% of decks · synergy 0.44

Treebeard, Gracious Host gives Food tokens that gain life when sacrificed, creating a reliable, repeatable trigger for Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn to distribute counters at the end of every turn you convert a token.

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

Commander is where Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn belongs — a 40-life starting total, a wide board of creatures to load up with counters, and a dedicated life-gain archetype to slot into make this a natural fit. In Oathbreaker the lower life total shrinks the window, but it's still legal and functional in the right shell. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but a four-mana do-nothing-until-end-of-turn creature has no competitive footing in either format. Standard, Pioneer, Modern, and Pauper are all off the table.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn isn't currently available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market price. It's a Commander-focused card with a narrow but dedicated audience, so supply tends to track reprint frequency closely.

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