Reward the Faithful
Instant
Any number of target players each gain life equal to the greatest mana value among permanents you control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #23182
Reward the Faithful distributes life equal to a permanent's converted mana cost among any number of targets — cheap white life-gain that scales with the biggest thing on your board. It's a fine inclusion in dedicated life-gain payoff decks and nearly unplayable everywhere else.
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 |
In Commander, Reward the Faithful is a niche role-player — it belongs in dedicated life-gain strategies where commanders like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Karlov of the Ghost Council convert each point of life into a board advantage. Legacy and Vintage list it as legal but it sees no meaningful play in either format; the effect is too small and too conditional for those environments. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's assessment: fine if your planeswalker and signature spell care about life totals, irrelevant otherwise.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Reward the Faithful is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bulk box. There's no price pressure to worry about here; supply far exceeds the narrow demand, and that's unlikely to change.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.