Springmantle Cleric
Creature — Elf Cleric
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #27928
Springmantle Cleric enters with a +1/+1 counter for each color among permanents you control, turning a multicolor board into immediate stats. The payoff scales hard in five-color and heavily multicolored decks, but it does nothing the turn you cast it if your board is mono-colored or empty.
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 |
Springmantle Cleric is a Commander card through and through — the format's naturally wide, multicolor permanent counts are what make its counter-scaling relevant. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, a 1/1 for three mana that needs a specific board state to grow has no path to a slot; those formats demand immediate, unconditional impact. Commander is where Springmantle Cleric earns its keep, specifically in five-color or heavily multicolored builds where entering as a 4/4 or 5/5 for three mana is realistic by the mid-game.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Springmantle Cleric is deep bulk — you'll find copies in bulk bins or pick up a playset for pocket change. That price is stable by definition; bulk commons and uncommons don't move unless a competitive deck picks them up, which isn't happening here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.