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Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

{1}{W}

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

First strike

Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.

2 / 1

First strike
Set
Historic Anthology 2 (HA2 #4)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Released
2020-03-12
Artist
Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
EDHREC rank
#2,317
Colour identity
{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 1.02
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Vryn Wingmare 65 %+63.8 %
  2. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 73 %+63.6 %
  3. Aven Mindcensor 69 %+62.9 %
  4. Containment Priest 59 %+56.2 %
  5. Archon of Emeria 59 %+54.1 %
  6. Leonin Arbiter 54 %+52.3 %
  7. Spirit of the Labyrinth 52 %+50.1 %
  8. Thorn of Amethyst 48 %+47.0 %
  9. Deafening Silence 49 %+44.5 %
  10. Glowrider 44 %+44.1 %
  11. Eidolon of Rhetoric 46 %+43.0 %
  12. Cathar Commando 49 %+41.5 %
  13. Hushbringer 44 %+40.5 %
  14. Dauntless Dismantler 38 %+36.7 %
  15. Rest in Peace 39 %+35.9 %
  16. Windborn Muse 41 %+34.7 %
  17. Mother of Runes 55 %+34.2 %
  18. Tithe Taker 35 %+33.8 %
  19. Selfless Spirit 43 %+33.5 %
  20. Drannith Magistrate 41 %+32.6 %
  21. Giver of Runes 43 %+32.6 %
  22. Grand Abolisher 50 %+31.7 %
  23. Boromir, Warden of the Tower 40 %+31.0 %
  24. Archivist of Oghma 44 %+30.8 %
  25. Mentor of the Meek 49 %+30.7 %
  26. Hushwing Gryff 31 %+30.5 %
  27. Imposing Sovereign 31 %+30.2 %
  28. Reidane, God of the Worthy 31 %+29.4 %
  29. Rule of Law 32 %+29.3 %
  30. Kataki, War's Wage 30 %+29.2 %
  31. Ethersworn Canonist 33 %+29.2 %
  32. Skyclave Apparition 35 %+27.5 %
  33. Paladin Class 31 %+26.9 %
  34. Mana Tithe 38 %+26.7 %
  35. Recruiter of the Guard 37 %+25.7 %
  36. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar 35 %+25.2 %
  37. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 36 %+25.1 %
  38. Knight of the White Orchid 51 %+25.1 %
  39. Charitable Levy 27 %+24.6 %
  40. Linvala, Keeper of Silence 34 %+24.5 %
  41. Aven Interrupter 29 %+24.4 %
  42. Blind Obedience 35 %+24.4 %
  43. Weathered Wayfarer 37 %+24.2 %
  44. Damping Sphere 25 %+23.8 %
  45. Welcoming Vampire 40 %+23.7 %
  46. Doorkeeper Thrull 25 %+23.5 %
  47. Aura of Silence 27 %+23.4 %
  48. Sanctum Prelate 24 %+23.3 %
  49. Alms Collector 25 %+22.0 %
  50. Baird, Steward of Argive 27 %+21.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 93 %-0.9 %
  2. Swords to Plowshares 75 %-0.1 %
  3. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 73 %+63.6 %
  4. Sol Ring 70 %-13.3 %
  5. Path to Exile 70 %+2.3 %
  6. Aven Mindcensor 69 %+62.9 %
  7. Vryn Wingmare 65 %+63.8 %
  8. Containment Priest 59 %+56.2 %
  9. Archon of Emeria 59 %+54.1 %
  10. Mother of Runes 55 %+34.2 %
  11. Leonin Arbiter 54 %+52.3 %
  12. Spirit of the Labyrinth 52 %+50.1 %
  13. Esper Sentinel 51 %+17.6 %
  14. Pearl Medallion 51 %-9.8 %
  15. Knight of the White Orchid 51 %+25.1 %
  16. Grand Abolisher 50 %+31.7 %
  17. Deafening Silence 49 %+44.5 %
  18. Cathar Commando 49 %+41.5 %
  19. Mentor of the Meek 49 %+30.7 %
  20. Thorn of Amethyst 48 %+47.0 %
  21. Eidolon of Rhetoric 46 %+43.0 %
  22. Glowrider 44 %+44.1 %
  23. Hushbringer 44 %+40.5 %
  24. Archivist of Oghma 44 %+30.8 %
  25. Selfless Spirit 43 %+33.5 %
  26. Giver of Runes 43 %+32.6 %
  27. Emeria, the Sky Ruin 41 %+1.7 %
  28. Drannith Magistrate 41 %+32.6 %
  29. Windborn Muse 41 %+34.7 %
  30. Welcoming Vampire 40 %+23.7 %
  31. Boromir, Warden of the Tower 40 %+31.0 %
  32. War Room 40 %+5.3 %
  33. Loran of the Third Path 40 %+17.3 %
  34. Sun Titan 40 %+18.1 %
  35. Rest in Peace 39 %+35.9 %
  36. Castle Ardenvale 38 %+20.4 %
  37. Dauntless Dismantler 38 %+36.7 %
  38. Mana Tithe 38 %+26.7 %
  39. Weathered Wayfarer 37 %+24.2 %
  40. Arcane Signet 37 %-20.7 %
  41. Recruiter of the Guard 37 %+25.7 %
  42. Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 36 %+25.1 %
  43. Skyclave Apparition 35 %+27.5 %
  44. Mangara, the Diplomat 35 %+15.8 %
  45. Minas Tirith 35 %+8.3 %
  46. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar 35 %+25.2 %
  47. Tithe Taker 35 %+33.8 %
  48. Blind Obedience 35 %+24.4 %
  49. Linvala, Keeper of Silence 34 %+24.5 %
  50. Ghostly Prison 34 %+12.8 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2021-11-19

    Thalia's ability affects each spell that's not a creature spell, including your own.

  • 2021-11-19

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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