Ollenbock Escort
Creature — Human Cleric
Vigilance
Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #15037
Ollenbock Escort enters the battlefield and immediately trains another creature, putting a +1/+1 counter on something with lesser power — that's a free counter stapled to a 2/2 body for two mana. It's not flashy, but in decks that want counters on the board fast, Ollenbock Escort earns its slot without asking much in return.
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 |
Ollenbock Escort is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander, where the training trigger has time to matter and +1/+1 counter synergies run deep. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too small to compete — those formats kill or ignore a 2/2 before training does any work. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem compounded; no one is casting Ollenbock Escort in a format where the turn-one plays end games. Stick to Commander and Oathbreaker, where the enter-the-battlefield trigger is a free resource and a 2/2 for two is an acceptable floor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Ollenbock Escort is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the card. That price is stable; there's no competitive demand pulling it up, so grab a copy without a second thought if the synergy fits.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.