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Safehold Elite

Creature — Elf Scout

Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G/W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
common
Set
Ultimate Masters
Price
$0.18
EDHREC rank
#18446
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Safehold Elite card art
Safehold Elite is a two-mana 2/2 that comes back once — fine on its own, broken the moment Vizier of Remedies enters the picture and turns that single persist trigger into infinite loops. Outside a combo shell it's a forgettable beater; inside one, it's a win condition.

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 legal
oathbreaker legal

Safehold Elite is nearly invisible in Legacy, Modern, and Vintage — the card does nothing those formats can't ignore. Pauper is where it earns standalone respect, as a resilient two-drop that trades twice and pressures life totals in creature-based strategies. Commander is its real home: Safehold Elite slots into any persist-combo shell that can assemble a sacrifice outlet and a +1/+1 counter effect, and those enablers are plentiful enough across green and white that the card sees broad play.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.18 bulk tier

At $0.18, Safehold Elite is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a dollar bin without thinking twice. Demand from combo players keeps a soft floor under it, but don't expect movement; it's too easy to find and too narrow to spike.

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