Rhoda, Geist Avenger
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Partner with Timin, Youthful Geist (When this creature enters, target player may put Timin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Vigilance
Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, if it isn't being declared as an attacker, put a +1/+1 counter on Rhoda.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Crimson Vow Commander
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #10149
Rhoda, Geist Avenger turns every tapped creature your opponents control into a +1/+1 counter on one of your creatures — that payoff scales hard in any deck that taps things repeatedly. The catch is she needs a partner, which locks her out of the command zone solo and makes her dependent on the second commander to set up the tap engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown taps opposing creatures as a cost to generate tokens and draw cards, which means every activation is simultaneously fueling Hylda's own engine and triggering Rhoda, Geist Avenger — the two commanders share a resource rather than compete for one.
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 |
Rhoda, Geist Avenger is a Commander card through and through — the partner mechanic and the slow, incremental counter accumulation only reach critical mass in a 100-card, multiplayer context where opponents are tapping creatures every turn. She's technically legal in Legacy and Vintage, but a four-mana 2/3 that does nothing without a tap engine has no competitive application in either format. Oathbreaker is theoretically on the table, but the lack of a built-in tap outlet makes her a poor fit without the right planeswalker pairing. Commander is where she lives, specifically as a partner alongside a tap-focused white or blue commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Rhoda, Geist Avenger is firmly bulk — appropriate for a card whose ceiling is a niche partner slot in one specific archetype. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't tend to climb without a reprint-driven spike or a new card that dramatically expands the tap-payoff pool, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the decks that want her, not a hold.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.