Vigilant Martyr
Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice this creature: Regenerate target creature.
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, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell that targets an enchantment.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #20250
Vigilant Martyr protects your most important enchantment or artifact at instant speed by sacrificing itself — no mana required, just a creature already on the board. That zero-mana activation window is the entire reason to run it; a counterspell costs mana, and this doesn't.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Vigilant Martyr earns its slot, particularly in enchantress and artifact-combo shells where a single targeted removal spell can dismantle the whole game plan. The free sacrifice activation means it answers removal even through a tax effect like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, which no mana-based counter can claim. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but far too slow for those formats — hatebears and fast combo decks don't give you the setup time a 1/1 body requires. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander appeal at smaller table scale, especially in white enchantment builds where protecting a key aura or saga is worth a dedicated slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Vigilant Martyr is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick up as an afterthought and rarely regret. Bulk rares with narrow protection roles tend to stay in this range unless a breakout enchantment combo pushes demand, so don't expect movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.