Path to Redemption
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
, Sacrifice this Aura: Exile enchanted creature. Create a 1/1 white Ally creature token. Activate only during your turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #10941
Path to Redemption gains you 2 life every time a creature you control dies — an effect that compounds fast in token and sacrifice strategies. The payoff is real, and at no mana investment beyond the initial cast, it sits on the battlefield doing work while you do other things.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Iroh, Tea Master
Iroh, Tea Master converts life gain into card advantage, so Path to Redemption turns every creature death into a draw trigger — the two cards form a self-sustaining engine that rewards you for doing what the deck already wants to do.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Path to Redemption is a Commander card through and through — the effect is too slow and too passive to compete in formats where games end on turns three or four. In Commander, life totals start at 40 and games go long, which means a card that generates incremental life gain over many turns actually reaches a meaningful total. It earns its slot in any white deck running Iroh, Tea Master or similar life-gain payoffs, but outside that axis it's a blank. In 60-card formats, even at bulk price, Path to Redemption isn't competing for a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Path to Redemption is deep bulk — you can pick up a copy without thinking about it. Bulk enchantments with narrow synergy applications rarely move in price, so don't expect any volatility here in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Iroh, Tea Master
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.