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The Archimandrite

{2}{U}{R}{W}

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

BRCThe Brothers' War Commander#26rare

EDHREC #17,752

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Cristi Balanescu
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
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
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4. Whenever you gain life, each Advisor, Artificer, and Monk you control gains vigilance and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained. Tap three untapped Advisors, Artificers, and/or Monks you control: Draw a card.
0/5
Plays as:
Card DrawLifegain Payoff
Market · per finishtrend updated 4h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.370.0%
$0.19 low$0.16 gap
Foil$0.49+40.0%
$0.20 low$0.08 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.370.0%30D
30D range$0.36to$0.37Since Feb 2024:H $0.37L $0.22
Foil$0.49+40.0%30D1.32× nonfoil
30D range$0.34to$0.50Since Feb 2024:H $0.56L $0.29

Other printings

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Found in

1 productRounded odds

  • The Brothers' War Set Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $14.52

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil under 1%

Combos

Used in 4 known combos

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 14, 2022
  • WotCOct 14, 2022

    Since The Archimandrite’s activated ability doesn’t have a tap symbol in its cost, you can tap creatures that haven’t been under your control since your most recent turn began (including The Archimandrite itself) to pay the cost.

  • WotCOct 14, 2022

    You can’t gain negative amounts of life. If you have fewer than four cards in hand as the first ability resolves, you won’t gain any life, but you won’t lose any life either.

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