Triumph of Gerrard
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control with the greatest power.
III — Target creature you control with the greatest power gains flying, first strike, and lifelink until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #15624
Triumph of Gerrard puts a +1/+1 counter on your biggest creature and gives it flying until end of turn — repeatedly, for one white mana, every upkeep you meet the condition. The catch is the symmetry check: you only get the trigger if the target creature already has the most counters among permanents you control, which rewards decks that concentrate counters rather than spread them.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe builds around creatures with +1/+1 counters, and Triumph of Gerrard slots in as a reliable upkeep engine that keeps his most-loaded threat growing and airborne every turn.
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria cares about stacking counters on a single champion, making Triumph of Gerrard a natural fit — the flying clause turns that champion into a credible evasive threat while the counter engine keeps pace.
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 |
Triumph of Gerrard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. In 60-card formats, one mana per upkeep for a conditional +1/+1 counter is far too slow against the threats and disruption those formats deploy. In Commander, the repeated upkeep trigger compounds over a long game, and the flying clause does real work on a 6/6 or larger — evasion that would otherwise cost a full equipment or aura slot. It's best in dedicated counter-stacking builds, and narrow enough outside them that it rarely earns a slot in anything else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Triumph of Gerrard is pure bulk — the floor for a niche enchantment with a narrow home. It's stable there; demand is consistent enough within counter-synergy builds to keep it from dropping further, but the ceiling is equally low.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
- Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.