Nearheath Pilgrim
Creature — Human Cleric
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as this creature is paired with another creature, both creatures have lifelink.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #22391
Nearheath Pilgrim gives any creature it pairs with lifelink for the rest of the game — permanent, not temporary — at the cost of a 1/1 body that immediately vanishes into another card. Two mana for a persistent lifelink aura stapled to a creature is the real offer here, and in the right deck it overdelivers.
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 |
Commander is where Nearheath Pilgrim earns its slot, specifically in Soulbond-matters or lifegain-payoff builds — pairing it onto a commander or a large attacker turns every combat into a life buffer that compounds over a long game. In Modern and Legacy it's too slow and too fragile; dedicated lifelink creatures at the same cost do more without requiring a pairing window. Vintage has the raw power density to make a 1/1 irrelevant, so Nearheath Pilgrim doesn't show up there in practice. Oathbreaker functions similarly to Commander and the same lifegain shells apply.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Nearheath Pilgrim is deep bulk — you're paying for a spare copy in a binder, not a market commodity. That price is stable simply because demand is narrow; it won't spike unless a dedicated Soulbond commander drives sudden interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.