Transcendent Master
Creature — Human Cleric Avatar
Level up 
(: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 6-11
6/6
Lifelink
LEVEL 12+
9/9
Lifelink, indestructible
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #18346
Transcendent Master becomes an indestructible 9/9 lifelinker for three white mana — one of the most threatening late-game bodies white can produce. The catch is getting there: twelve cumulative mana across three activations means it wins games it survives to but loses races against anything faster.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Transcendent Master is actually playable — long games give it time to accumulate counters, and white lifegain and proliferate synergies (Atraxa, Praetors' Voice; Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion; Heliod, Sun-Crowned) can shortcut the investment. In Legacy and Vintage it's a non-starter: three white pips on a vanilla 3/3 doesn't survive turn one scrutiny when the format ends on turn two or three. Modern has fast enough clocks that the level-up costs are a liability — you're spending four to eight mana on activations while your opponent is killing you. Transcendent Master is a Commander card that happens to be legal elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Transcendent Master is pure bulk — pick it up in a common box or throw it in any order hitting a shipping minimum. That price is stable by inertia, not demand; it won't spike unless a high-profile Commander list adopts it.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.