Living History
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, create a 2/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
Whenever you attack, if a card left your graveyard this turn, target attacking creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27231
Living History puts four 2/2 Knight tokens with vigilance onto the battlefield for four mana — that's a full board presence at instant speed if you have the right setup. Solid token density at a fair rate, though it competes hard with other four-mana token producers that either go wider or leave a permanent behind.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Living History is legal across every major constructed format, but it won't see play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats move too fast for a four-mana sorcery that leaves no lasting engine. Pioneer and Standard are where it has the best shot at relevance, slotting into token-wide strategies or Knight tribal if that archetype has the critical mass to support it. Commander is the natural home: four bodies with vigilance on one card is exactly the kind of board-padding that token commanders want, and the tribal subtype on each token matters in Knight or Soldier-adjacent builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Living History is deep bulk — you'll find it in bulk boxes before you find it on store shelves. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb unless a commander breaks the archetype open, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.