Long-Forgotten Gohei

Artifact

Arcane spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Spirit creatures you control get +1/+1.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{3}
Color identity
C
Rarity
rare
Set
Modern Masters 2015
Price
$0.25
EDHREC rank
#14769
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Long-Forgotten Gohei card art
Long-Forgotten Gohei does two things at once — it cuts the cost of every Spirit and Arcane spell you cast by one generic mana, and it pumps every Spirit you control by +1/+1. Three mana for a permanent that compresses your curve and buffs your board is an easy include in any Spirit-tribal shell.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Long-Forgotten Gohei is a Commander staple in Spirit-tribal decks and sees essentially zero play anywhere else. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant — the formats move too fast for a three-mana artifact that doesn't immediately affect the board in a meaningful way. Commander is where it lives: the cost reduction stacks with other Spirit synergies, the anthem is always on, and three mana over a 100-card game is a negligible entry fee for sustained value.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.25 bulk tier

At $0.25, Long-Forgotten Gohei is bulk — pick it up without thinking about it. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, but for any Spirit-tribal Commander deck it's a mandatory slot at this cost.

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