Soldier of the Grey Host
Creature — Spirit Soldier
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #23197
Soldier of the Grey Host enters as a 2/2 with vigilance and immediately creates a tapped and attacking Spirit token copy of itself — two bodies for one card, with the original untapped and ready to block. At three mana in white, that rate is legitimately good, and any deck that cares about tokens, Spirits, or sacrifice fodder should be looking here first.
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, Soldier of the Grey Host slots cleanly into any Spirit tribal build or token-doubler shell — two bodies on one card means every Anointed Procession effect hits twice as hard. Pauper is where Soldier of the Grey Host gets genuinely interesting: common-legal token generation at this density is rare, and the vigilance means you're not choosing between offense and defense. In Legacy and Vintage the three-mana slot is brutally competitive, so it stays on the bench unless you're explicitly building around Spirit synergies. Modern has enough redundancy in the token space that this is a fringe consideration at best.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Soldier of the Grey Host is deep bulk — you're picking up a playset for under a dollar. Bulk rares with narrow tribal appeal rarely climb unless a pushed Commander product lands squarely in their theme, so don't sit on copies expecting a spike; just buy what you need now and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.