Recruit the Worthy
Instant
Buyback (You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #16953
Recruit the Worthy creates a 1/1 white Soldier token with lifelink when it enters — and then does it again every time a land enters under your control for the rest of the game. Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements and any commander that floods the board through land drops will run this as an engine, not a one-shot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Recruit the Worthy is a build-around enchantment rather than a slot-filler — it needs consistent land drops to pay off, which makes it excellent in Landfall shells and mediocre everywhere else. Pauper is the other format worth noting: at common, it plugs directly into token or lifegain synergy decks that can abuse it over multiple turns. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are theoretically legal but have no practical interest in a three-mana enchantment that makes 1/1s; the card simply doesn't scale to those formats' speed. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — strong in the right shell, irrelevant outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card


Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of ElementsRecruit the Worthy
Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Samut, the Driving ForceStorm-Kiln ArtistRecruit the Worthy
Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of SegoviaIntruder AlarmRecruit the Worthy
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Chakram RetrieverWill, Scion of PeaceRecruit the Worthy
Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped EclipseHullbreaker HorrorRecruit the WorthyArcane Signet
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Recruit the Worthy is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing else. Bulk enchantments with narrow synergy windows rarely climb unless a commander breaks them wide open, so treat it as a free include if you already need it, not a pickup to stash for later.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
- Samut, the Driving Force
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia
- Intruder Alarm
- Chakram Retriever
- Will, Scion of Peace
- Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Arcane Signet
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.