Long-Forgotten Gohei
Artifact
Arcane spells you cast cost less to cast.
Spirit creatures you control get +1/+1.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Masters 2015
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #14769
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
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
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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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.