Pendelhaven
Legendary Land
: Add 
.: Target 1/1 creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2008
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8075
Pendelhaven turns any 1/1 into a temporary 2/2 with toughness to survive combat — for free, every turn, with no card cost. In counters-matter builds like Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful, that free buff seeds triggers and protects key creatures without spending a single card slot beyond the land itself.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful runs a steady stream of small counters-matter creatures, and Pendelhaven does exactly what the deck wants — it protects a 1/1 in combat long enough to move its counters elsewhere when it eventually dies.
Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Kethis, the Hidden Hand leans on legendary creatures, many of which enter the battlefield as 1/1s or reduced threats, and Pendelhaven provides free, repeatable coverage for those fragile legends without touching the hand.
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 |
In Commander, Pendelhaven earns its slot in any deck running 1/1 tokens or small legendary creatures — the activation is free on rate and the land slot cost is trivially justified when the ability fires every turn cycle. In Legacy, it sees occasional play in Elves and Death and Taxes variants where protecting a key 1/1 against a Pyroblast or blocking a larger creature matters at critical moments. Modern is legal but the competition for utility lands is steep enough that Pendelhaven rarely makes the cut outside dedicated 1/1 synergy builds. Vintage and Oathbreaker are legal but too fringe to matter much for practical evaluations.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Pendelhaven isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. As a Reserved List card, copies are finite — prices have historically reflected that scarcity, so picking one up sooner rather than waiting for a reprint that will never come is the practical move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
- Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.