Shinen of Stars' Light
Creature — Spirit
First strike
Channel — 
, Discard this card: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #29867
Shinen of Stars' Light grants all your creatures flying until end of turn — a board-wide evasion spell stapled to a 1/1 body that can channel the effect directly from your hand. Two mana for the channel cost makes this a reliable combat trick even when you never plan to cast the creature itself.
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 |
In Commander, Shinen of Stars' Light earns its slot in go-wide white decks that need a surprise alpha strike — the channel ability means it's live from your hand without telegraphing anything. In Pauper, the channel mode is legitimately playable in white weenie or skies lists as a finisher when opponents think they've stabilized the board. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient options, so Shinen of Stars' Light doesn't see play there in any serious capacity. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander logic — if your signature spell is already pushing combat damage, this is a clean closer.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Shinen of Stars' Light is deep bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. Bulk commons rarely move on price unless a new commander or format shift creates sudden demand, and nothing on the horizon suggests this one will.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.