Rose Noble
Legendary Creature — Human
Ward 
Whenever you cast a Doctor spell or creature spell with doctor's companion, draw a card.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $8.17
- EDHREC rank
- #19232
Rose Noble enters attacking, drains an opponent for 1 when it does, and grows a counter on itself each combat — a repeating life-drain engine stapled to an evasive body. At three mana, it hits the board early enough to matter and compounds pressure every turn it survives.
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 |
Commander is the primary home for Rose Noble — Vampire tribal decks are numerous and competitive enough that a low-curve, self-sufficient drain piece earns its slot without needing any other infrastructure. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; those formats move too fast for a three-mana creature that wins through incremental life loss. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning: life totals start at 20, which means Rose Noble's drain clock is twice as fast, and the smaller deck size makes assembling a Vampire synergy shell more consistent. Across the board, Rose Noble is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Indulgent Aristocrat offers a cheaper entry point in Vampire tribal — it drains at the same rate but requires sacrificing a creature to grow, making it more conditional than Rose Noble's automatic counter. Vampire of the Dire Moon costs one mana and has deathtouch lifelink, but it's a static body with no snowball potential, so you're trading long-game pressure for early consistency.
Price Context
Current price
$8.17 mid tier
At $8.17, Rose Noble sits in the mid tier — reasonable for a tribal staple with immediate board impact but not a bargain. The price is stable as long as Vampire tribal stays popular in Commander; it's not a card that spikes on tournament demand, so what you see is roughly what it will cost.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.