Sun-Dappled Celebrant
Creature — Treefolk Cleric
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
Vigilance
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21973
Sun-Dappled Celebrant enters with a +1/+1 counter and gains you life equal to its power every combat — value that compounds as the counter total grows. Two mana for a 2/2 lifelinker with built-in scaling is a real rate, especially in decks that care about counters or life totals.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sun-Dappled Celebrant earns its slot in counter-stacking and lifegain synergy decks — the kind that win through Aetherflux Reservoir or use life as a resource. Competitive formats are a different story: Modern and Pioneer have no patience for a 2/2 that gains life slowly, and Sun-Dappled Celebrant will never see serious play there. Pauper is where its stock is highest outside Commander — commons-only lifegain and counter shells can use the incremental advantage, and the rate is honest for the format. Standard gives it the most speculative home: if a counters-matter or lifegain archetype is present in the format, it has a shot at fringe inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Sun-Dappled Celebrant is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for the price of a pack of gum. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so treat it as a cheap role-player to slot in and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.