Bayek of Siwa
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Double strike
During your turn, other historic creatures you control have double strike.
Disguise 
(You may cast this card face down for 
as a 2/2 creature with ward 
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Assassin's Creed
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3927
Bayek of Siwa puts a meaningful threat on board and fuels the Assassin synergy engine that Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad decks are built around. The mana cost is real, but the payoff — triggering on-kill effects and building toward the Assassin tribe's critical mass — justifies the slot in any deck running that gameplan.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad is the natural home for Bayek of Siwa — Altaïr rewards stacking Assassins, and Bayek contributes directly to the kill-trigger chain that makes the deck snowball.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Ezio Auditore da Firenze shares the Assassin tribal axis, and Bayek of Siwa slots in as another body that enables Ezio's on-hit and on-kill payoffs.
General Ferrous Rokiric
General Ferrous Rokiric generates a Golem token whenever you cast a multicolored spell, and Bayek of Siwa's color identity makes it a free trigger toward that token flood.
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge draws a card whenever you play a legendary permanent, so Bayek of Siwa — as a legendary creature — converts into immediate card advantage the moment it resolves.
Vihaan, Goldwaker
Vihaan, Goldwaker turns Treasure tokens into attackers, and Bayek of Siwa's ability to generate Treasures feeds that engine directly, giving Vihaan one more way to build a combat board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Bayek of Siwa belongs — the Assassin tribal payoffs that make it worthwhile simply don't exist at the same density anywhere else. It's technically legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern, but a three-mana legendary with a tribal-dependent ability has no real footing in those formats, where speed and efficiency punish anything this slow. Oathbreaker is a plausible home if you're building around an Assassin signature spell, though the card pool is narrow enough that it's a niche pick even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.