Trailblazing Historian
Creature — Human Shaman
Haste
: Another target creature gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17856
Trailblazing Historian gives every attacking creature haste — on a 3/3 body for four mana, the impact is immediate and unconditional. It's the reason Etali, Primal Storm can swing the turn it lands, and that one interaction alone justifies the inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
Etali, Primal Storm needs to attack to do anything, so haste isn't a luxury — Trailblazing Historian turns a five-turn telegraphed threat into a same-turn payoff, letting Etali trigger before opponents can answer it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Trailblazing Historian is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with how many creatures you're swinging with, and EDH is where that math gets broken. In Pauper it's legal but four mana for a static haste-granter competes poorly with format staples that do more for less. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have access to faster, more efficient haste enablers, so Trailblazing Historian doesn't crack those lists. Stick to Commander, specifically any deck that needs multiple creatures to connect immediately — extra-combat, attack-trigger, and token-wide strategies all benefit.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Trailblazing Historian sits firmly in bulk territory. Bulk rares can spike if a commander or strategy pushes demand, but at that price the question isn't whether it holds value — it's just a free include for any haste-matters Commander deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.