Bident of Thassa
Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
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: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #414
Bident of Thassa turns every attacking creature into a draw trigger, and its activated ability forces your opponents' creatures to attack — cracking open defenses on demand. At four mana to cast and one to equip as an enchantment artifact, it pays for itself within two or three swings, and commanders like Felix Five-Boots that stack triggers on a single combat damage event treat it as a must-answer threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots copies combat damage triggers, so each unblocked creature connected to an opponent draws you not one card but two — Bident of Thassa effectively doubles its own output the moment Felix is on the battlefield.
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator runs a wide board of evasive Birds and Pirates, and Bident of Thassa converts every hit into card advantage while the force-attack clause strips away blockers that would otherwise stop the pirate tide.
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable builds a recurring Pirate army, and Bident of Thassa ensures that army refills your hand every combat — the more reanimated Pirates swinging, the deeper the card advantage spiral gets.
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden builds a deck full of flying creatures that connect reliably, and Bident of Thassa translates that evasion directly into cards — every Bird that gets through is a free draw on top of Kangee's own reward structure.
Goro-Goro and Satoru
Goro-Goro and Satoru rewards connecting with creatures you just put into play with haste, and Bident of Thassa stacks a draw trigger on top of every one of those hits, keeping the hand full to fuel the next wave of hasty threats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bident of Thassa sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — four mana for a draw engine that requires combat is too slow and too interactable against focused, faster decks. Commander is where it belongs: multiplayer combat happens every turn, opponents have creatures the force-attack ability can weaponize against each other, and a four-mana enchantment artifact is a normal rate for a permanent that generates card advantage over a long game. In Oathbreaker it can find a home under the right planeswalker, but the smaller life totals and faster closing speeds make it hit-or-miss. Treat Bident of Thassa as a Commander-first card with narrow applications elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a current number. Bident of Thassa has been reprinted enough times that it typically sits at a budget-friendly price, making it an easy inclusion for any attacking deck that wants sustained card draw.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Felix Five-Boots
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
- Kangee, Sky Warden
- Goro-Goro and Satoru
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.