A-Dawnbringer Cleric
AFR · common · Released 2023-04-04
Power
brawl
tier-2Role-player
commander
tier-2Role-player
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on
on rate
incremental
minor value alone
modular
fits anywhere
caps
fixed effect
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH
Archetypes
positive:
lifegainhatebearsdeath-and-taxes
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
etb-triggerlifegain-instantremoval-enchantmentanti-graveyardblocker
Risks
etb-only
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
humancleric
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilitymodal
Rationale
A 2-mana 1/4 creature with a modal ETB offering lifegain, enchantment removal, or graveyard exile. The flexibility is genuinely useful in Brawl — the body is solid for a blocker and all three modes have situational relevance — but none of the modes are individually powerful enough to make this a must-include. It's a common-slot workhorse in precon/bracket-1 and budget bracket-2 decks, especially in human or cleric typal shells.
Learnings (2)
This card is the Arena rebalanced version (A- prefix) of Dawnbringer Cleric; the original is commander-legal but this variant is Brawl-only on Arena — both function identically in practice.
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The 1/4 body at 2 mana is deceptively durable in Brawl against early aggressive red or green creatures, making this a reasonable tempo play even when the ETB mode is only marginally relevant.
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