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Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor

Legendary Creature — Fox Advisor

Lifelink
Enchantment spells you cast have affinity for Auras. (They cost {1} less to cast for each Aura you control.)
Whenever you cast an Aura spell that targets a modified permanent you control, draw a card. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Modern Horizons 3 Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#2149
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Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor card art
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor puts a free Aura on the table the moment it enters — that on-board impact is immediate and costs you nothing beyond the three-mana body. Cloudstone Curio turns that enter-the-battlefield trigger into a loop engine, and Killian, Decisive Mentor makes Pearl-Ear cheaper to deploy while doubling down on the Aura synergy the whole shell is built around.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Killian, Decisive Mentor

Killian, Decisive Mentor

89.3% of decks · synergy 0.84

Killian, Decisive Mentor cuts Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor's cost and sits in the same Aura-matters lane, so Pearl-Ear functions as both a discount target and a free-Aura engine that Killian's ability makes trivial to chain.

02
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

72.9% of decks · synergy 0.68

Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice turns every Aura into a tutor chain, and Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor's enter-the-battlefield Aura drop feeds that chain on arrival — effectively giving Light-Paws an extra link every time Pearl-Ear hits the battlefield.

03
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ

Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ

61.8% of decks · synergy 0.61

Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ rewards flooding the board with triggered abilities, and Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor's automatic Aura placement fires the moment it enters — stacking neatly with the constant stream of triggers Three Dog wants to amplify.

04
Uril, the Miststalker

Uril, the Miststalker

59.3% of decks · synergy 0.58

Uril, the Miststalker scales with every Aura attached to it, so Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor acts as a free pump increment that requires no additional mana investment once it's on the table.

05
Eriette, the Beguiler

Eriette, the Beguiler

57.0% of decks · synergy 0.55

Eriette, the Beguiler drains opponents for each Aura in play, meaning Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor's free Aura placement translates directly into incremental life loss without spending an extra card or mana.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor does its real work — the 100-card singleton format gives Aura-based strategies enough room to assemble engines, and Pearl-Ear's enter-the-battlefield trigger generates immediate value in a format where board presence compounds over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, Pearl-Ear is technically legal but faces a power ceiling problem: three mana for a 2/2 that fetches an Aura is nowhere near competitive in formats defined by free spells and turn-one kills. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card variant worth flagging — if an Aura-matters planeswalker is your oathbreaker, Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor slots in cleanly as a repeatable value piece.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor isn't currently available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its strong inclusion rates across Aura-heavy Commander builds, demand is consistent enough that it's unlikely to sit at bulk pricing.

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