The Archimandrite
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
The Archimandrite
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Red, Blue, White
- Color Identity
- Red, Blue, White
- Power / Toughness
- 0 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #16,424
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (14)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #105780 | rare | en | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | en | Cristi Balanescu | $0.31 | $0.43 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #46 | rare | en | Cristi Balanescu | $0.26 | $0.40 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | de | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #46 | rare | de | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | es | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #46 | rare | fr | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | fr | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | it | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | ja | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #46 | rare | ja | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | pt | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #26 | rare | zhs | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) | #46 | rare | zhs | Cristi Balanescu | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
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.
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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