Safehold Duo
Creature — Elf Warrior Shaman
Whenever you cast a green spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Whenever you cast a white spell, this creature gains vigilance until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30222
Safehold Duo enters as a 2/2 with persist, meaning it comes back once with a -1/-1 counter after dying — two bodies for the price of one creature slot. At three mana for a baseline 2/2, the rate is unimpressive outside of decks that specifically exploit death triggers or counter manipulation.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Safehold Duo earns a slot only in decks built around persist loops, -1/-1 counter synergies, or sacrifice engines — outside that narrow lane, a 2/2 for three with a one-time recursion is well below rate. Pauper is where Safehold Duo has seen the most serious competitive consideration, since persist creatures slot into sacrifice and aristocrats strategies at common and the effect is genuinely powerful at that card-quality ceiling. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the rate doesn't compete and the persist synergy isn't worth a slot in those formats. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — role-player in the right shell, filler everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Safehold Duo is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box, not buying it as a line item. The price reflects its narrow demand: it moves only when someone is actively building a persist or -1/-1 counter deck, so don't expect it to appreciate.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.