Pious Wayfarer
Creature — Human Scout
Constellation — Whenever an enchantment you control enters, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23113
Pious Wayfarer gives a creature ward 1 on the turn it enters, which is a one-time speed bump rather than lasting protection. At one mana with a voyage counter mechanic that requires more setup to do anything meaningful, it rarely justifies a slot over actual protection pieces.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pious Wayfarer is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing genuine play in almost none of them. In Commander, the ward 1 trigger is too narrow and too temporary to compete with the format's removal density. In Pauper, where one-drops need to pull real weight, there are cleaner protection options at the same cost. The voyage counter payoff requires dedicated support that other white one-drops simply don't need.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Pious Wayfarer is deep bulk — the price reflects its limited demand across every format it's legal in. Don't expect that to change; bulk white one-drops with conditional upside don't tend to find a breakout home.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.