Herald of Eternal Dawn

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Herald of Eternal Dawn: Creature - Angel, Foundations Commander. Flash. Flying. You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{W}{W}{W}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Angel
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
6/6
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
33
Artist
Martina Fačková
Commander rank
3,910 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flash, Flying

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About Herald of Eternal Dawn

Herald of Eternal Dawn is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 33 in that set, with art by Martina Fačková. It costs {4}{W}{W}{W} (four generic and three white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Foundations Commander (2024) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.63 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)

Flying

You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game.

"I am the light that breaks the darkness."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.63 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Herald of Eternal Dawn by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Herald of Eternal Dawn

Herald of Eternal Dawn has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #17Mythic2024
Foundations (FDN) #299Mythic2024
Foundations (FDN) #368Mythic2024
Foundations (FDN) #423Mythic2024
Foundations (FDN) #433Mythic2024
Foundations (FDN) #446Mythic2024
Foundations Promos (PFDN) #17sMythic2024

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Herald of Eternal Dawn, newest first.

  • If you control Herald of Eternal Dawn in a Two-Headed Giant game, your team can't lose the game and the opposing team can't win the game.
  • No game effect can cause you to lose the game or cause any opponent to win the game while you control Herald of Eternal Dawn. It doesn't matter whether you have 0 or less life, you're forced to draw a card while your library is empty, you have ten or more poison counters, you have no other choice out of your Demonic Pact, an opponent reaches the Maze's End, or so on. You keep playing.
  • Other circumstances can still cause you to lose the game. For example, you will lose a game if you concede or if you're penalized with a Game Loss or a Match Loss during a sanctioned tournament due to a tournament rules infraction.
  • You can't pay more life than you have, even if you won't lose the game.

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