Spirit Cairn
Enchantment
Whenever a player discards a card, you may pay . If you do, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #20152
Spirit Cairn turns every discarded card at the table into a 1/1 white Spirit token — yours, for one white mana each. It's a passive engine that rewards any discard-heavy strategy and punishes opponents who loot or wheel without a second thought.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Spirit Cairn earns its slot — four players means four sources of discard triggers, and a single Wheel of Fortune resolves into up to seven tokens for seven white mana. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but sees essentially no play; the formats move too fast for a three-mana enchantment that requires additional mana investment per token. Spirit Cairn is locked out of Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper entirely, so Commander and Oathbreaker are its only real homes, and Oathbreaker's smaller deck size and faster pace make it a fringe include at best.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Spirit Cairn is pure bulk — pick it up in any commons-and-uncommons bin without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile discard commander pushes it into wider circulation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.