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Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Legendary Creature — Dog

Whenever another legendary permanent you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Yoshimaru.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
MagicFest 2025
Price
$36.92
EDHREC rank
#4211
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Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful card art
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful turns every legendary spell you cast into a permanent +1/+1 counter — no mana investment beyond the initial one to play it, which makes it one of the most efficient snowball threats in a legendary-matters shell. Paired with a commander like Sophia, Dogged Detective or Yomiji, Who Bars the Way, it routinely grows into a three- or four-power threat before your opponents can prioritize removing it.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Sophia, Dogged Detective

Sophia, Dogged Detective

54.8% of decks · synergy 0.54

Sophia, Dogged Detective triggers off historic spells, and nearly every legendary creature also qualifies — meaning each cast grows Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful while simultaneously fueling Sophia's clue engine, creating a tight loop of card advantage and board presence.

02
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge

Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge

45.7% of decks · synergy 0.45

Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge rewards you for playing legendary permanents with card draw and a menace anthem, so Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful slots in as both a cheap early drop that accumulates counters and a body that immediately benefits from Shanid's passive.

03
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

43.4% of decks · synergy 0.42

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness cares about having the greatest power among your creatures, and Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful can grow large quickly enough in a legendary-heavy list to keep that condition active while Ardbert drains the table.

04
Kethis, the Hidden Hand

Kethis, the Hidden Hand

26.8% of decks · synergy 0.26

Kethis, the Hidden Hand reduces the cost of legendary spells and recurs them from the graveyard, which means every recursive cast is another counter on Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful — the two cards reinforce each other in a graveyard-loop shell.

05
Dihada, Binder of Wills

Dihada, Binder of Wills

26.0% of decks · synergy 0.25

Dihada, Binder of Wills generates a steady stream of legendary tokens and protects them with indestructible, and each token entering the battlefield counts as a legendary permanent entering, stacking counters on Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful throughout the turn cycle.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful — a 100-card singleton format stuffed with legendary creatures is exactly the environment where a one-mana creature that scales off legendary casts becomes threatening by the midgame. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but sees no meaningful play: those formats move too fast for a creature that needs repeated legendary triggers to matter, and white aggro has no shortage of better one-drops. Oathbreaker is the one alternative format worth mentioning — if your signature spell is legendary or your planeswalker generates legendary tokens, Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful can fill the same snowball role it plays in Commander.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

There's no direct budget equivalent to Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful because the combination of one mana, recursive scaling, and a white color identity is essentially unique. Isamaru, Hound of Konda fills the same curve slot as a vanilla 2/2 for one white mana if you just need an early body, but it doesn't grow — you're trading the engine for a cheaper clock that does nothing as the game develops.

Price Context

Current price

$36.92 premium tier

At $36.92, Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful sits firmly in the premium tier, driven by its unique mechanical identity and the lack of functional reprints. The price is unlikely to soften significantly without a reprint in a widely distributed product, so if it fits your build, buying sooner rather than waiting for a dip is the practical call.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.