The Archimandrite

Mana cost

Mana value5TypeLegendary Creature — Human Advisor Color identity

Jeskai RarityRare SetThe Brothers' War Commander (BRC) ArtistCristi Balanescu Price€0.16 · foil €0.52 · $0.37

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About this card

The Archimandrite is a creature card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 5 (color identity: red, blue and white). First printed in The Brothers' War Commander (2022); 2 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: card draw. It can be used as a commander. Legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €0.16 (The Brothers' War Commander); most expensive: €0.18 (The Brothers' War Commander).

The Archimandrite

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

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.

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Name in each language

FrançaisL'ArchimandriteEnglishThe ArchimandriteEspañolLa archimandritaDeutschDie ErzimandritinItalianoL'ArchimandritaPortuguêsA Arquimandrita日本語最高機構長

Human Advisor

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal

Rulings

2022-10-14
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.

2022-10-14
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.