Boros Signet
Artifact
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Price
- $0.60
- EDHREC rank
- #234
Boros Signet costs one mana to play and one mana to activate, netting you a red and a white on every subsequent turn — that's real acceleration, not just fixing. It earns its slot in every Boros deck, including Shiko and Narset, Unified, where hitting three mana on turn two is the difference between a slow start and a dominant one.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified wants to cast spells from exile as fast as possible, and Boros Signet is one of the most reliable ways to hit that third mana on curve and start the engine a turn ahead of schedule.
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard runs a token-heavy attack plan that wants to curve smoothly from two to four mana, and Boros Signet shows up in nearly 80% of Neyali lists as the glue that keeps that curve honest.
Piru, the Volatile
Piru, the Volatile is a seven-drop, so every piece of early ramp counts — Boros Signet helps you get to seven mana a full turn faster without competing for color fixing in a deck that needs both red and white.
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Zinnia, Valley's Voice decks are full of Bard synergies that want mana on tap, and Boros Signet shows up in over half of all Zinnia lists as a cheap, reliable way to keep the music playing through the mid-game.
Commodore Guff
Commodore Guff sits in a three-color identity that taxes your mana base, and Boros Signet handles both the red and white pip requirements while freeing up lands to come in untapped.
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 where Boros Signet does the most work — two-mana rocks are a staple category, and any Boros or three-color deck touching red and white wants this on principle. In Pauper it's a perfectly legal budget fixer and sees occasional play in slower builds that need consistent color access. Legacy and Vintage have no real interest; the competition at two mana is brutal in those formats and Boros Signet doesn't do anything broken enough to compete. Pioneer and Standard both block it, so if that's your format, the conversation ends here.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.60 bulk tier
At $0.60, Boros Signet is bulk — pick up a copy without thinking twice. Wide printings keep the price floor low and stable, so there's no urgency to buy multiple copies as a hedge.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.