First printed in Midnight Hunt Commander (2021)
Creature — Human Warrior
Vigilance
Whenever another Human you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
: Add X mana of any one color, where X is this creature's power.
"When angels fall, humans must rise."
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Yigit Koroglu
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Heronblade Elite's last ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to. If Heronblade Elite's power is 0 or less at the time the ability resolves, no mana is added.
Prices
MTGO price: 1.75 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).
Combos
84 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Heronblade Elite + Staff of Domination
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases…: Aggravated Assault + Heronblade Elite
- Infinite colored mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn…: Heronblade Elite + Umbral Mantle
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage…: Fanning the Flames + Heronblade Elite + Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Heronblade Elite + Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss + Wurmcalling
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Heronblade Elite + Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss + Temur Sabertooth
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control…: Heronblade Elite + Sword of the Paruns
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Heronblade Elite + Hyrax Tower Scout + Kogla, the Titan Ape
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Heronblade Elite + Hyrax Tower Scout + Temur Sabertooth
- Infinite colored mana: Heronblade Elite + Horseshoe Crab + Mimeoplasm, Revered One
