Tenacity
Instant
Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn. Untap those creatures. (Damage dealt by those creatures also causes you to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #18878
Tenacity pumps your entire team +1/+1 and grants lifelink until end of turn for three mana — in a token or wide-board deck, that's a surprise alpha strike and a life total swing in one card. It slots cleanly into Sunforger packages, which is the main reason to run it over a more conventional finisher.
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 |
Tenacity is almost exclusively a Commander card — the wide boards that make it backbreaking simply don't exist in one-on-one formats where trading resources is the norm. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's outclassed by more efficient pump spells or just irrelevant outside of token fringe strategies that have better options. Commander is where the math finally works: one card affects every creature you control, and the lifelink clause can meaningfully stabilize against a threatening player while closing out another.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
SunforgerWheel of Sun and MoonTenacity
Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Tenacity is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.