Soulherder
Soulherder: Creature - Spirit, Kaldheim Commander. Whenever a creature is exiled from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Spirit
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Kaldheim Commander (KHC)
- Released
- 2021-02-05
- Collector number
- 93
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
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About Soulherder
Soulherder is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and blue creature from Kaldheim Commander (KHC), a Commander product released in February 2021. It is collector number 93 in that set, with art by Seb McKinnon. It costs {1}{W}{U} (one generic, one white and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever a creature is exiled from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile another target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
It watches over every absence.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.31 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Soulherder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Soulherder
Soulherder has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2174 | Rare | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91357 | Rare | 2022 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #718 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts (H1R) #30 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons (MH1) #214 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Soulherder, newest first.
- If any other abilities you control trigger at the beginning of your end step, you choose the targets for all of them as they’re put onto the stack, and you choose the order they’re put onto the stack. For example, this means that you could exile a creature put onto the battlefield by an unearth ability (and then unearth’s delayed triggered ability won’t exile that creature), but you can’t target a creature that will be returned to the battlefield by another ability during your end step (such as Astral Drift’s delayed triggered ability).
- Once the exiled creature returns, it’s considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.
- If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won’t return to the battlefield.
- If a creature is exiled but ends up in another zone (most likely because it’s a player’s commander in the Commander variant), Soulherder’s first ability triggers.
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