Pledge of Unity
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. You gain 1 life for each creature you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #8039
Pledge of Unity drops a +1/+1 counter on every creature you control and draws you a card for each one — all at instant speed for three mana. In any deck that runs a wide board, this is a combat trick, a payoff, and a refuel stapled together; Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn turns every one of those counters into an end-step trigger before opponents even untap.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn converts each counter Pledge of Unity distributes into end-step life gain and additional counters, so a board of six creatures doesn't just draw six cards — it compounds into a lethal clock by the next upkeep.
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin taxes creatures based on how many +1/+1 counters are on your board, so Pledge of Unity functions as both a cost reducer and a fight-ender — one spell both deepens the discount engine and closes the game.
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar prevents opponents from casting spells on your turn, which makes Pledge of Unity's instant speed less critical but its mass counter distribution more dangerous — every creature that grows triggers Kutzil's draw ability, turning a wide attack into a full hand refill.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pledge of Unity is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Commander is its natural home — the format rewards wide boards, values instant-speed interaction, and has no problem giving you seven creatures to maximize the draw. In Modern and Pioneer, the card sees virtually no play; three mana for a sorcery-speed-equivalent effect on a creature-wide buff is outpaced by more focused threats and interaction in those formats. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it at all. Oathbreaker is the only other format where it occasionally shows up, specifically in go-wide +1/+1 counter shells where the card draw can be transformative.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Pledge of Unity sits firmly in bulk territory — it's a free inclusion decision for any deck that wants it. Bulk rares that see consistent Commander play tend to stay flat or tick up marginally over time, but at this price the only relevant question is whether the card earns its slot, not whether it earns its cost.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.