Primaris Chaplain
Creature — Astartes Cleric
Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
Rosarius — Whenever this creature attacks, it gains indestructible until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #14943
Primaris Chaplain enters the battlefield and immediately hands every creature you control the Vigilance and Lifelink keywords — no attack required, no hoops to jump through. The cost is a five-mana body that does nothing without a board, which makes it dead in hand when you're behind; pair it with Inquisitor Greyfax and the redundancy becomes a feature, not a crutch.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Inquisitor Greyfax
Inquisitor Greyfax already pushes Vigilance onto your squad, so Primaris Chaplain's main sell in that shell is the Lifelink rider — stacking both effects means your combat step gains life and untaps everything, turning a wide board into a near-unstoppable offensive and defensive position simultaneously.
Marneus Calgar
Marneus Calgar draws cards whenever a non-token creature you control enters, so Primaris Chaplain slots in as both a card draw trigger and a board-wide keyword pump — the Lifelink it provides extends the game long enough for Calgar's engine to bury opponents in cards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Primaris Chaplain is a Commander card through and through — the effect is built for the multiplayer board state where you're swinging at three opponents and need the life cushion that Lifelink provides across a wide attack. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, five mana for a keyword anthem with no immediate board impact is nowhere near competitive; those formats will never touch it. Commander is where the Lifelink plus Vigilance combination earns its slot, particularly in go-wide white strategies that want to attack every turn without sacrificing blockers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Primaris Chaplain sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying a premium for the effect, and that's appropriate given its narrow role. Bulk rares rarely appreciate unless a new commander breaks them wide open, so pick it up cheap if the synergy fits and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.