Excalibur II

Commanders that run Excalibur II most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Hope Estheim: 4,362 decks
• Aerith Gainsborough: 1,772 decks
• Oloro, Ageless Ascetic: 1,417 decks
• Lightning, Army of One: 1,286 decks
• Bre of Clan Stoutarm: 1,038 decks
• Aerith, Last Ancient: 916 decks
• Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin: 854 decks
• Minwu, White Mage: 655 decks

Often played with Excalibur II

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Staff of the Sun Magus
• Item Shopkeep
• Lion Heart
• Ageless Entity
• Judgment Bolt
• Coral Sword
• Minwu, White Mage
• Fortifying Draught
• Sidequest: Play Blitzball
• Tigra, Feline Fury

Rulings

• 2025-06-06: If the equipped creature is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it will die before Excalibur II's first ability would resolve.
• 2025-06-06: Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Excalibur II's ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, planeswalkers, and/or battles at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.
• 2025-06-06: If you gain an amount of life "for each" of something or "equal to the number" of something, that life is gained as one event and Excalibur II's first ability triggers only once.
• 2025-06-06: Excalibur II's first ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Al Bhed Salvagers or 3 life from Balamb T-Rexaur.
• 2025-06-06: In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won't cause Excalibur II's first ability to trigger, even though it caused your team's life total to increase.