Lawbringer
Creature — Kor Rebel
, Sacrifice this creature: Exile target red creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #23525
Lawbringer enters the battlefield and permanently exiles a target red creature — no mana, no activation, just a body that ate a threat on arrival. The three-mana 1/1 body is close to irrelevant, but the triggered exile is the deal, and in any meta with heavy red presence it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lawbringer is a narrow hoser — it does nothing against the table's blue, black, green, or white threats, so it only pulls weight when red is common in your pod. Pauper is where Lawbringer has the most structural relevance, since red creatures dominate that format and an on-entry exile that replaces itself with a body is real tempo. Legacy and Vintage both have red creatures worth exiling, but the formats move too fast for a three-mana 1/1 to matter outside of dedicated white creature toolbox strategies. Oathbreaker follows the Commander logic — run it if your meta is red-heavy, bench it otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Lawbringer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is ample; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.