Turntimber Ascetic
Creature — Giant Cleric
When this creature enters, you gain 3 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #27021
Turntimber Ascetic enters and immediately gains you 3 life — relevant enough in Commander to blunt an early assault or survive a burn-out — but a 3/3 body for five mana with no evasion and no ongoing effect is simply too expensive for what you get. It's a Pauper card that occasionally fills a slot in life-gain-matters builds, nothing more.
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 |
Turntimber Ascetic is a Pauper-legal common, and that's the format where it has the most legitimate claim to a slot — life-gain synergies are meaningful there and five-mana 3/3s are less embarrassing in a slower environment. In Commander, it shows up almost exclusively in dedicated life-gain decks helmed by commanders like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Karlov of the Ghost Council, where every life-gain trigger matters and the body is incidental. Competitive Commander ignores it entirely; the rate is far too slow. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no reason to register it — better options exist at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Turntimber Ascetic is deep bulk, and that price is essentially a floor — there's no demand engine to push it higher. Pick it up for a casual life-gain Commander deck without a second thought; just don't expect it to appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.