Solemn Recruit
Creature — Dwarf Warrior
Double strike
Revolt — At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aether Revolt Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15269
Solemn Recruit is a double-strike threat that grows itself every time you trigger revolt, turning each fetchland or sacrificed permanent into a permanent stat boost. The cost is that you need a reliable revolt engine to make it dangerous — without one, it's a 2/2 double striker that never gets off the ground. In Nalia de'Arnise builds, that engine is always running, which is exactly why it slots in so cleanly there.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nalia de'Arnise
Nalia de'Arnise triggers revolt naturally through her own ability by pulling creatures out of the library, and every +1/+1 counter Solemn Recruit accumulates feeds directly into Nalia's counter-stacking gameplan — they're solving for the same resource.
Kathril, Aspect Warper
Kathril, Aspect Warper cares about keywords in the graveyard, and Solemn Recruit's double strike makes it a useful body to mill or discard early so Kathril can distribute that ability across the board later.
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 |
In Commander, Solemn Recruit earns its slot only in decks with consistent revolt triggers — fetchlands, sacrifice outlets, or commanders like Nalia de'Arnise that churn through permanents as part of the game plan. In fair, midrange builds it can snowball out of control once it picks up a few counters, and double strike means each pump is worth twice as much damage. In Modern and Legacy, a two-mana 2/2 that requires setup to grow is too slow for those formats' threat density — better aggressive white options exist at that mana cost. Pioneer is the same story: Solemn Recruit competes with more immediately powerful two-drops and never quite clears the bar without dedicated revolt support.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Solemn Recruit isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the live number. As a low-to-mid synergy piece from a supplemental set, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory — worth picking up for a few cents if your Nalia or Kathril list wants it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.