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Abby, Merciless Soldier

Legendary Creature — Human Survivor

When you cast this spell, create a number of 1/1 black Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
Abby enters under the control of an opponent of your choice.
Partner—Survivors (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{R}{G}
Color identity
GR
Rarity
mythic
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Price
$1.43
EDHREC rank
#15957
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Abby, Merciless Soldier card art
Abby, Merciless Soldier pumps your whole Survivor team and threatens real mana generation the moment Mana Echoes hits the table — both effects live on a two-mana body that costs almost nothing to slot in. She's a staple in any Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor build and a waste of a slot in any deck that doesn't care about Survivors.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Ellie, Brick MasterJoel, Resolute Survivor

Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor

50.8% of decks · synergy 0.49

Abby, Merciless Soldier is an auto-include here — Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor churns out Survivors constantly, and Abby's anthem turns every token into a meaningful threat while doubling as a Survivor herself for any payoffs that count the tribe.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Abby, Merciless Soldier is a Commander card through and through — tribal synergies and incremental value over multiple turns only matter in a format where games go long enough to realize them. She's technically legal in Legacy and Vintage, but those formats have no interest in a two-mana anthem for a creature type with no competitive presence. Oathbreaker is the one exception worth noting: a Survivor-focused Oathbreaker shell could use her the same way Commander does, just in a faster, smaller game.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.43 cheap tier

At $1.43, Abby, Merciless Soldier sits in the cheap tier — low enough that there's no reason to hesitate if you're building Survivors. Niche tribal staples like this rarely spike hard, so the price is likely to stay flat unless the Survivor tribe gets a major push.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.