Lightkeeper of Emeria
Creature — Angel
Multikicker 
(You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life for each time it was kicked.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #22234
Lightkeeper of Emeria trades a 2/4 flier for a scalable life payment — X mana buys X life, and the body sticks around to block afterward. It's a fine inclusion in lifegain-matters decks and a bad one in everything else.
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 |
Lightkeeper of Emeria is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games give the life totals room to matter, and commanders like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim turn every point gained into an effect. In Legacy and Vintage it's strictly unplayable; those formats have no patience for a three-mana 2/4 that gains a few life. Modern has better lifegain options at the same slot, so Lightkeeper sits on the sideline there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Lightkeeper of Emeria is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or thrown into trade binders for free. That price is stable because demand is narrow; it won't spike unless a new lifegain commander drives casual interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.