Azorius Signet
Artifact
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Online Theme Decks
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #196
Azorius Signet comes down on turn two, taps for two colors, and costs one mana to activate — that's the whole argument. Every white-blue deck wants it, and commanders like Morska, Undersea Sleuth that need to hit four or five mana fast before their engine kicks in have no reason to cut it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Morska, Undersea Sleuth
Morska, Undersea Sleuth runs a clue-and-draw engine that needs mana online early, and Azorius Signet is one of the most reliable ways to get there — hitting three or four mana by turn three makes a real difference when Morska wants to start generating value immediately.

Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Aminatou, Veil Piercer demands white and blue mana in roughly equal supply to cast and activate its effects, and Azorius Signet provides exactly that while ramping past the three-drop commander on the following turn.

Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified builds toward extra-turn and extra-combat payoffs that reward banking mana early, and Azorius Signet is a core piece of that acceleration package — showing up in over 60% of Shiko and Narset, Unified lists for good reason.

Commodore Guff
Commodore Guff is a planeswalker-matters commander that wants to hit five and six mana with enough left over to protect the board, so Azorius Signet doing double duty as ramp and color-fixing is a natural fit.

Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Zinnia, Valley's Voice runs a flicker and token strategy that leans on both white and blue, and Azorius Signet smooths out the color requirements while pushing toward the four- and five-drop payoffs the deck wants to resolve quickly.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Azorius Signet — 100-card singleton means you can't rely on consistent land drops, and a two-mana rock that fixes both colors earns its slot in virtually every white-blue build. In Pauper it's legal and occasionally sees fringe play in artifact synergy shells, though the format's lower curve limits how much two-mana ramp matters. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but the power level of those formats makes Azorius Signet irrelevant outside of deliberate janky builds. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in structure and the card is just as good there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Azorius Signet has been reprinted often enough that copies are easy to find — check current listings on your preferred singles site for the most accurate price, since reprints keep pushing it down. Given how widely it's played across Commander and how many printings exist, it's one of the more accessible staples in the format.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.