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Minwu, White Mage

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

Vigilance, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Cleric you control.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Final Fantasy
Price
$0.58
EDHREC rank
#9572
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Minwu, White Mage card art
Minwu, White Mage puts a +1/+1 counter on every creature that untaps under your control — that's a steady, passive counter engine that requires zero mana investment after it lands. The cost is real: four mana for a 2/2 with no protection is a liability, and decks that can't exploit the counters (via Agatha's Soul Cauldron, Aerith Gainsborough synergies, or similar payoffs) will find it underwhelming.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Aerith Gainsborough

Aerith Gainsborough

63.7% of decks · synergy 0.62

Aerith Gainsborough's untap-based ability creates a tight loop with Minwu, White Mage — every creature Aerith untaps as part of her engine picks up a free +1/+1 counter, turning incidental value into a growing board presence without any extra investment.

02
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

52.2% of decks · synergy 0.51

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant runs a critical mass of Clerics, and Minwu, White Mage is a Cleric that rewards the constant tapping and untapping those decks generate — Orah's recursion loop keeps Minwu relevant even after removal, and the counters accumulate across multiple death-and-return cycles.

03
Aerith, Last Ancient

Aerith, Last Ancient

42.6% of decks · synergy 0.42

Aerith, Last Ancient leans into untap triggers as a core mechanic, making Minwu, White Mage a near-automatic include — every creature the deck untaps converts directly into a permanent stat boost, and Aerith, Last Ancient provides enough density of untap effects to make Minwu's passive scale fast.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Minwu, White Mage belongs — the format's longer game gives the passive counter engine time to generate meaningful board advantage, especially in untap-heavy or Cleric-tribal builds. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 2/2 with no immediate impact is nearly unplayable; the effect is incremental in a context that demands speed. Legacy and Vintage are no different — the raw power bar is simply too high for Minwu to compete. Standard is the one 60-card environment where Minwu could theoretically slot into a synergistic shell, but it would need dedicated untap support to justify the slot.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.58 bulk tier

At $0.58, Minwu, White Mage sits firmly in bulk territory and is easy to pick up without any budget consideration. Bulk rares with niche tribal and synergy relevance tend to stay flat unless a broken new combo emerges, so treat this as a low-cost pickup for the decks that want it rather than anything to hold in quantity.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.