Selfless Exorcist
Creature — Human Cleric
: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. That card deals damage equal to its power to this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #30775
Selfless Exorcist answers graveyard-based threats on the spot — activated at instant speed, repeatable as long as you have creatures to sacrifice, and it exiles rather than destroys. The cost is real: you're burning your own board to fuel it, which makes it a dedicated answer rather than a free ride.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Selfless Exorcist fills a niche that most white decks quietly need — repeatable graveyard hate that doesn't take up a spell slot once it's in play. Reanimator and recursion strategies are endemic to the format, and a single Rest in Peace gets countered once; Selfless Exorcist keeps working until the board is empty. In Legacy and Vintage, it's legal but too slow and too fragile to compete with dedicated hate pieces like Grafdigger's Cage or Leyline of the Void. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander closely enough that the same logic applies — if your meta has graveyard decks, Selfless Exorcist earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Selfless Exorcist is deep bulk — the price reflects limited demand rather than limited power in the right shell. It's not going anywhere financially, but it's also the kind of card you throw in a deck without a second thought about cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.