Printings
Herald of Amity
Card Information
Type: Creature — Griffin
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 15
Oracle Text
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.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- March 20, 2026
If the exiled Aura has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
Source: wotc - March 20, 2026
The value of X is calculated at the time Herald of Amity's last ability resolves.
Source: wotc - March 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.
Source: wotc - March 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.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.