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Soulmender

Creature — Human Cleric

{T}: You gain 1 life.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
Arena Beginner Set
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#14091
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Soulmender card art
Soulmender's only native function is gaining 1 life per turn, which does almost nothing on its own — but as a one-mana creature with a tap-activated ability, it becomes a live combo piece the moment Agatha's Soul Cauldron is on the battlefield. Run it for the combo lines, not the lifegain.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Soulmender sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — a 1/1 that gains 1 life is below the floor in those formats and no serious deck wants it outside of a very specific Agatha's Soul Cauldron shell. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where incremental lifegain creatures occasionally find a home in dedicated Soul Sisters-style lists, though Soulmender is near the bottom of that pecking order. Commander is where Soulmender gets actual work done, slotting into Agatha's Soul Cauldron combo packages or any aristocrats or lifegain commander that can exploit a cheap, expendable tap-ability creature.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Soulmender isn't currently available, but as a common with narrow appeal it has historically sat well under $1 — likely a bulk pickup at any local game store. If you need it for a combo build, just grab a copy; there's no reason to hunt for deals on a card at this price point.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.