Samite Censer-Bearer
Creature — Human Rebel Cleric
, Sacrifice this creature: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to each creature you control this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #29024
Samite Censer-Bearer trades itself to give every creature you control protection from the color of your choice until end of turn — a combat trick and board save stapled to a one-mana 1/1. The effect is real, but paying a card and a creature to do it once is too much overhead for most decks.
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 |
Samite Censer-Bearer sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, a one-shot protection effect that costs you the creature itself rarely makes the cut when you need your 99 slots doing something repeatable or impactful at scale. In Pauper, cheaper and more efficient protection pieces exist, and the card-disadvantage floor is punishing at that format's pace. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 with a sorcery-speed sacrifice outlet. Samite Censer-Bearer is a Limited card that never found a constructed home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Samite Censer-Bearer is deep bulk — the price reflects demand that is essentially zero. It holds no meaningful value and is unlikely to move absent a very specific combo discovery.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.