Spirit of the Hearth
Creature — Cat Spirit
Flying
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15568
Spirit of the Hearth blankets your entire board in hexproof the moment it lands — no activation, no hoops, just a passive that shuts down targeted removal for every creature you control. Five mana for a 4/5 flying body is a real rate, and in cat tribal shells built around Arahbo, Roar of the World, that hexproof umbrella makes your pumped threats nearly impossible to answer one-for-one.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World turns individual cats into massive threats, and Spirit of the Hearth makes sure opponents can't pick them off with spot removal before they connect — the two cards are doing exactly complementary work.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang's game plan revolves around getting a single threat through uncontested, and Spirit of the Hearth removes the most common answer to that plan by protecting every cat on the board from targeted interaction.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Spirit of the Hearth is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees real play in Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, a five-mana creature with no immediate board impact can't compete in environments where games end before it matters. Modern is theoretically possible, but the rate is too slow and the hexproof effect too narrow compared to what dedicated protection spells offer at one or two mana. Commander is where Spirit of the Hearth actually earns its slot — multiplayer tables rely heavily on targeted removal, and a passive that covers your whole board rather than just one creature scales dramatically when you're facing three opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Spirit of the Hearth at the moment — check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for current buylist and retail figures. Given its niche role in cat tribal Commander decks, it's unlikely to carry a steep price tag, but single-printing cards with passive board-wide effects can spike when a popular commander builds around them.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.