Herald of Amity
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Creature — Griffin
Flying When this creature enters, exile the top eight cards of your library. You may cast an Aura spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Auras you control.Plays as
Attack Trigger
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Versions
2 printings · from $0.29
Rulings
4 · latest Mar 20, 2026
- WotCMar 20, 2026
If the exiled Aura has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. - WotCMar 20, 2026
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell.
- WotCMar 20, 2026
The value of X is calculated at the time Herald of Amity's last ability resolves.
- WotCMar 20, 2026
You cast the spell while Herald of Amity's second ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's types are ignored.