The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Fox Monk
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — You may discard a card. When you do, return target permanent card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4135
The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration is a three-chapter saga that fixes a land, loots twice, then flips into a 2/3 that keeps replaying creatures from your graveyard — all for three mana. Garnet, Princess of Alexandria decks run it at a 33% clip precisely because it does meaningful work at every stage of the game without asking much in return.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria cares about sagas and recurring value, and The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration delivers both — the saga itself triggers Garnet's ability as it chapters through, and the Architect back half keeps replaying the creatures that fuel the engine.
Narci, Fable Singer
Narci, Fable Singer scores points off saga chapter triggers, so The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration's three chapters are three bites at the apple — and the Architect creature that flips out can be sacrificed to reset the cycle.
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe wants sagas entering and advancing, and The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration's loot chapters help filter into the creature-heavy payoffs Sigurd needs while the Architect back half sustains late-game board presence.
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver sacrifices enchantments to reanimate others, and The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration's saga can be fed to Ghen mid-chapter to grab a more impactful enchantment while still leaving the Architect creature behind.
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil reads each chapter of a saga as it enters and advances, turning The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration into a cantripping, land-fixing, graveyard-recurring package that also contributes to his rainbow-saga win condition.
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 |
In Commander, The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration earns its slot in any white deck that wants redundancy — it fixes a land, replaces itself twice, and leaves a recursive body, all on one card. Modern and Pioneer have access to it but rarely call for it; those formats move too fast for a three-turn saga that doesn't threaten the board immediately. Legacy and Vintage have the card legal but far better options at this mana investment, so it doesn't see play there. Commander is where it lives: the slower pace lets all three chapters resolve, and the Architect flip is actually relevant in a format full of graveyard value.
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Price Context
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Current pricing data for The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration isn't available in our system right now — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for live figures. It's a broadly useful card in white Commander decks, so demand stays steady across saga and enchantment-matters builds.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
- Narci, Fable Singer
- Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
- Tom Bombadil
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.