Savior of Ollenbock
Creature — Human Soldier
Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever this creature trains, exile up to one other target creature from the battlefield or creature card from a graveyard.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, put the exiled cards onto the battlefield under their owners' control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #17191
Savior of Ollenbock exiles creatures from graveyards as it trains, then returns them all to the battlefield under your control when it dies — a reanimator payoff stapled to a combat-focused growth engine. The catch is that it needs training triggers to load up, so it earns its slot in aggressive white decks and folds in slower ones; pair it with Rising of the Day to give it haste and start banking exiled creatures immediately.
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 |
Savior of Ollenbock is a Commander card first — the training mechanic rewards wide creature boards, and the death-triggered mass reanimate scales well in a 100-card singleton format where opponents' graveyards fill with premium targets. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too reliant on combat setup to compete with dedicated reanimator packages that operate on turn two or three. Legacy and Vintage have even less patience for a three-mana creature that asks you to attack repeatedly before doing anything. Stick to Commander, where the payoff is real and the political texture of targeting opponents' graveyards adds meaningful game decisions.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Rising of the DayAurelia, the WarleaderNim DeathmantleAshnod's AltarSavior of Ollenbock
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases
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Combat CelebrantSavior of OllenbockAshnod's AltarNim DeathmantleAnger
Infinite combat phases; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Savior of Ollenbock sits firmly in bulk territory, so there's no financial barrier to picking one up. Bulk rares with niche-but-real synergy tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so don't expect movement — just grab it for the deck and move on.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.