Sea Gate Banneret
Creature — Kor Warrior
: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #27117
Sea Gate Banneret cuts the cost of every Wizard and Ally you cast by one generic mana — a consistent, permanent discount that compounds fast in the right tribal shell. The catch is a 1/1 body for two mana that does nothing outside those two creature types.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sea Gate Banneret earns its slot only in dedicated Wizard or Ally tribal decks — outside those, it's a vanilla 1/1 for two with no text. Pauper is where it actually has competitive context, since Ally synergy cards are plentiful at common and the discount can matter in a format where every mana pip counts. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it's too slow and too narrow to see meaningful play — tribal payoffs in those formats demand more than a cost reducer on a fragile body. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: playable only if your signature spell or commander works within the Wizard or Ally axis.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Sea Gate Banneret is pure bulk — pick it up as a throw-in whenever you're ordering singles for a tribal build. There's no price pressure on this card and no reason to expect any; it's a role-player at best and bulk filler at worst.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.