Young Wei Recruits
Creature — Human Soldier
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $3.01
- EDHREC rank
- #30921
Young Wei Recruits puts three 1/1 soldier tokens on the board for two mana — that's a rate that demands immediate attention in token and go-wide strategies. The cost is negligible; the payoff is immediate board presence that scales with every anthem, sacrifice outlet, and token doubler you run.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Young Wei Recruits is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — and the formats where it actually sees play are the ones that reward flooding the board cheaply. In Commander, it earns a slot in token-centric decks that want to trigger aristocrats payoffs or power up a wide attack; three bodies for two mana is efficient enough to compete with staples like Raise the Alarm. In Pauper, the common slot is contested, but Young Wei Recruits holds its own in any shell that wants three targets for Altar's Reap or fodder for sacrifice synergies. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it — the bar is too high.
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Price Context
Current price
$3.01 cheap tier
At $3.01, Young Wei Recruits sits in the cheap tier but is priced above bulk — reasonable for a card with genuine utility in multiple formats. The price reflects modest demand rather than scarcity, so it's a safe pickup without worrying about overpaying.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.