by ElspethFTW, Old School Duelist
The four modes of Silumgar's Command are really solid. The question is: are they good enough to choose two for five mana? The choices are:
Giving a target creature -3/-3 is good, although it didn't deal with the more annoying creatures during Standard at the time like Courser of Kruphix and Siege Rhino. But it hits a lot of things, and as only half of a whole, it's very strong.
The last option to destroy target planeswalker is plenty good. It was a good way to save your copy of Hero's Downfall for something else.
Control decks did maindeck one copy of Silumgar's Command during its entire time in Standard, from Esper Control to Grixis Control to Sultai Control. While 5 mana feels like a lot for an instant, this card often does the work of two cards at once. Two-for-ones are an awesome thing. However, five mana for this card isn't efficient enough for Modern, so it rarely sees 60-card Constructed play anymore.
However, Silumgar's Command does still see a modest amount of EDH play. The decks that utilize this instant the most include Inalla, Archmage Ritualist, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Kess, Dissident Mage, and quite appropriately, Dragonlord Silumgar.
As far as price, Silumgar's Command was reprinted in Commander 2017 and is considered a "bulk" rare. You can get copies of this Command for $0.25 or less, a far cry from the $1 this card once Commanded during its heyday in Standard. Still, this is a solid card for a control-centered Commander deck or Kitchen Table control decks.
- Counter target noncreature spell.
- Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
- Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
- Destroy target planeswalker.
Giving a target creature -3/-3 is good, although it didn't deal with the more annoying creatures during Standard at the time like Courser of Kruphix and Siege Rhino. But it hits a lot of things, and as only half of a whole, it's very strong.
The last option to destroy target planeswalker is plenty good. It was a good way to save your copy of Hero's Downfall for something else.
Control decks did maindeck one copy of Silumgar's Command during its entire time in Standard, from Esper Control to Grixis Control to Sultai Control. While 5 mana feels like a lot for an instant, this card often does the work of two cards at once. Two-for-ones are an awesome thing. However, five mana for this card isn't efficient enough for Modern, so it rarely sees 60-card Constructed play anymore.
However, Silumgar's Command does still see a modest amount of EDH play. The decks that utilize this instant the most include Inalla, Archmage Ritualist, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Kess, Dissident Mage, and quite appropriately, Dragonlord Silumgar.
As far as price, Silumgar's Command was reprinted in Commander 2017 and is considered a "bulk" rare. You can get copies of this Command for $0.25 or less, a far cry from the $1 this card once Commanded during its heyday in Standard. Still, this is a solid card for a control-centered Commander deck or Kitchen Table control decks.
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