Nearheath Chaplain
Creature — Human Cleric
Lifelink
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27577
Nearheath Chaplain puts two 1/1 lifelink tokens on the board the turn it enters, then pairs with another creature to hand off lifelink permanently — all for five mana. It's a role-player in dedicated lifegain or token decks, not a general-purpose staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Nearheath Chaplain is a fringe inclusion — the five-mana investment only pays off in decks that explicitly reward lifelink triggers or need a lifelink enabler on a creature that doesn't already have it. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy have no interest in a five-mana 3/1; faster, cheaper lifelink options exist at every turn count. Pioneer and Oathbreaker are theoretically legal homes, but the same ceiling applies — Nearheath Chaplain needs a very specific shell to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Nearheath Chaplain is deep bulk — a throw-in card with essentially no secondary market demand. That price is stable by definition; bulk commons and uncommons don't move unless a deck breaks them, and nothing on the horizon suggests that here.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.