Testament of Faith
Enchantment
: This enchantment becomes an X/X Wall creature with defender in addition to its other types until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #28242
Testament of Faith turns any mana you hold at end of turn into a temporary blocker with variable toughness — a white enchantment that converts white mana into a 0/X Wall until end of turn for X white mana spent. The rate is fine for stalling aggro in the early game, but it asks for open mana every single turn cycle to be relevant, which is a tax most Commander decks won't pay.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Testament of Faith is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically it only finds a home in white-heavy Commander builds that want redundant, cheap defensive tools. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is simply outclassed — those formats have no patience for a reactive enchantment that does nothing the turn it enters and requires mana investment every turn to matter. Commander is the only place where the lifegain-adjacent blocking utility of Testament of Faith could appeal, specifically in pillow-fort or high-white-pip decks that routinely pass with mana up, though even there better options exist at the same price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Testament of Faith is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than order. Demand is too narrow to push the price higher, and it will stay in this tier unless a Commander combo pairing surfaces that demands it specifically.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.