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Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple

Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Human Cleric

Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice another permanent: Transform this creature.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{W}
Color identity
BW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Shadows over Innistrad
Price
$0.10
EDHREC rank
#18512
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Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple card art
Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple drains opponents every time you gain life on the front side, then flips into a sacrifice outlet that drains on death triggers — all on a three-mana body. It slots cleanly into any life-gain or sacrifice loop, and cards like Warren Soultrader make the back side absurdly easy to abuse.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple actually lives — three opponents means every drain trigger hits three life totals simultaneously, which compounds fast in a life-gain or aristocrats shell. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too fragile to see serious play; the effect isn't powerful enough to justify the setup in a two-player race. Legacy and Vintage have access to much faster engines, so it doesn't show up there either. Stick to Commander, where the multiplayer math does the heavy lifting.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.10 bulk tier

At $0.10, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple is deep bulk — you'll find it in a junk rare bin before you ever pay shipping for it. The price is stable at floor; this card isn't going anywhere financially, but at a dime it's zero-cost to include in any deck that wants it.

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