Sustainer of the Realm
Creature — Angel
Flying
Whenever this creature blocks, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #25966
Sustainer of the Realm is a 2/4 flying vigilance Angel for five mana that also grants other attacking Angels +0/+2 — a defensive curve-topper that protects the board it sits on. Five mana for a 2/4 with no offensive upside is too slow for anything outside a dedicated Angel tribal shell.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sustainer of the Realm earns its slot only in Angel tribal decks where the +0/+2 anthem applies to a wide board — outside that context, a 2/4 for five is below the power floor. Pauper is where Sustainer of the Realm is most competitively relevant; white skies decks can leverage both the evasion and the toughness buff on a budget. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats in theory, but neither has room for a five-mana creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no immediate board impact. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict: Angel-focused builds only.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Sustainer of the Realm is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is high; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.