Risen Sanctuary
Creature — Elemental
Vigilance
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #28645
Risen Sanctuary is an 8/8 with vigilance for six mana — a massive body that attacks and blocks without tapping. The cost is that six mana buys you a vanilla creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no evasion, and no text beyond keywords, which is simply not competitive rate in 2024 Magic.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Risen Sanctuary is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially zero competitive play in any of them. In Commander, an 8/8 vigilance for six is outclassed by creatures that come with built-in card advantage or combo potential — formats with 40 life and four opponents demand more than raw stats. In Modern and Pioneer, six mana is the top of the curve, and anything costing that much needs to end the game or generate immediate value; Risen Sanctuary does neither. Legacy and Vintage make the analysis even shorter — the format speed means this never resolves in a meaningful context.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Risen Sanctuary is deep bulk — you're essentially paying for the cardboard. Don't expect that floor to move; demand for a vanilla 8/8 at six mana is essentially nonexistent across all formats.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.