Reviving Dose
Instant
You gain 3 life.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #21197
Reviving Dose gains you 3 life and replaces itself — but three mana for that output is below rate in every format where card quality matters. It sees play almost exclusively in sets where limited formats demand it, not in constructed 99-card lists.
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 |
Reviving Dose is a bulk common in competitive terms across every format it's legal in — Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pauper all have access to life gain and cantrips that do more for less. In Commander, the card draw staples it out: three mana to draw one card and gain three life doesn't move the needle in a 40-life format where efficient draw and dedicated life gain engines are both available. Pauper is the closest thing to a home, but even there, better common cantrips and more impactful life gain options crowd it out.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Reviving Dose is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not card power. The price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.