Shanna, Purifying Blade
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay 
. If you do, draw X cards. X can't be greater than the amount of life you gained this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Dominaria United Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14506
Shanna, Purifying Blade turns life gain into card draw at instant speed — one mana and one life per card, with no cap, stapled to a body that grows with your total life total. That combination of scaling threat and repeatable draw makes her the real deal in any white-green life gain shell.
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 |
Commander is where Shanna, Purifying Blade earns her keep — life gain decks like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Karlov of the Ghost Council generate enough surplus life to fuel several draw triggers per turn cycle, and a commander that doubles as a mana sink for card advantage is exactly what those strategies want. In Modern and Pioneer, the competition is steeper: three mana for a 3/3 that requires additional investment to draw is slow against the format's clock, and dedicated life gain payoffs like Heliod, Sun-Crowned often do more work at a similar cost. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power density to ignore her entirely. Oathbreaker gives her another home if the signature spell generates life, but Commander remains the clear best format for her.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Shanna, Purifying Blade right now — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market listings. Given her niche role as a life gain payoff in Commander, she typically sits in budget-friendly territory and is worth grabbing for any dedicated life gain build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.