Rest for the Weary
Instant
Target player gains 4 life.
Landfall — If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, that player gains 8 life instead.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #14391
Rest for the Weary gains you 4 life for one mana — 8 if you hit a landfall trigger — making it one of the most efficient life-gain spells in white. Will, Scion of Peace can cast it for free once your life total climbs high enough, turning a bulk common into a zero-mana engine piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Will, Scion of Peace
Will, Scion of Peace reduces spell costs based on life gained, and Rest for the Weary regularly pushes that reduction to its cap in a single cast — meaning Will can recur or chain spells off the gained life total for free, making this one of the highest-inclusion cards in the archetype at nearly 46% of decks.
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, Rest for the Weary is a role-player, not a staple — it earns its slot specifically in life-gain payoff decks where the 4-to-8 life swing triggers commanders like Will, Scion of Peace or fuels Aetherflux Reservoir thresholds. Pauper is where the card competes most seriously: at common, the landfall upside makes it a genuine consideration in white lifegain or turbofog shells that can reliably hit land drops. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but will never touch it — the effect is too slow and too small for those formats. Modern and Pioneer/Standard are moot; Modern has strictly better options and the card isn't legal in the latter two.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Rest for the Weary is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a card that does exactly what it says. That price is stable; there's no pressure pushing it up or down, and it's widely available in bulk bins.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.