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Rhys the Redeemed

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

{2}{G/W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 green and white Elf Warrior creature token.
{4}{G/W}{G/W}, {T}: For each creature token you control, create a token that's a copy of that creature.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{G/W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
rare
Set
Double Masters
Price
$5.90
EDHREC rank
#3329
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Rhys the Redeemed card art
Rhys the Redeemed puts a one-mana token doubler in the command zone — six mana to copy every token you control is a closing engine most decks need multiple cards to assemble. Pair it with Intruder Alarm or slot it into a Trostani, Selesnya's Voice shell and the board state spirals out of reach in two or three activations.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

42.5% of decks · synergy 0.38

Trostani, Selesnya's Voice gains life on every token enter, so Rhys the Redeemed's doubling activation turns each board-wide copy into a life-total swing as well as a threat — both halves of Rhys map directly onto what Trostani wants to do.

02
Ghired, Conclave Exile

Ghired, Conclave Exile

27.5% of decks · synergy 0.23

Ghired, Conclave Exile populates on attack, and Rhys the Redeemed doubles the token count before combat so each populate trigger has bigger targets to copy — the two effects compound rather than just stack.

03
Ghalta and Mavren

Ghalta and Mavren

26.2% of decks · synergy 0.22

Ghalta and Mavren creates a Vampire token on attack, and Rhys the Redeemed ensures that single token becomes a flood by the second or third swing — one mana to make a token early, six mana to turn the table sideways later.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Rhys the Redeemed is built to live — a one-mana legend with two relevant activated abilities is exactly the kind of card that rewards a 100-card, go-wide strategy over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but competes against the format's raw speed; a six-mana sorcery-speed doubling effect is too slow when games end on turn two or three. Modern is the only constructed format where Rhys the Redeemed has any theoretical footing, but token strategies there prioritize efficiency over the inevitability that makes it shine in Commander. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home for the same reasons Commander is — lower starting life totals compress the game, but the one-mana entry cost still makes Rhys one of the best token commanders available at that price point.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

400 decks
Rhys the RedeemedIntruder Alarm

Rhys the RedeemedIntruder Alarm

Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Tendershoot Dryad and Attended Knight are not direct replacements, but if the goal is a cheap token engine, Tendershoot Dryad comes closest — it produces a token every upkeep and scales with city's blessing, though it lacks the doubling ceiling that makes Rhys the Redeemed uniquely threatening. No budget card fully replicates both halves; the honest trade-off is that anything cheaper either makes tokens or doubles them, not both from the command zone.

Price Context

Current price

$5.90 mid tier

At $5.90, Rhys the Redeemed sits at the high end of mid-tier — fair for a one-mana commander with a proven combo ceiling and consistent demand across token shells. It's held this range for years and has no meaningful reprint pressure, so the price reflects real play demand rather than scarcity alone.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.