City of Death
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after VI.)
I — Create a Treasure token.
II, III, IV, V, VI — Create a token that's a copy of target non-Saga token you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $0.80
- EDHREC rank
- #4267
City of Death turns every creature that dies into a replacement — whenever a creature hits the graveyard, you get a 1/1 in its place, which means board wipes and sacrifice effects stop being one-for-one losses and start being mass token generators. The cost is nothing beyond the enchantment slot itself, making this a low-risk, high-upside pickup for any deck that floods the board or benefits from death triggers. Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe and Roxanne, Starfall Savant both appear in over 30% of lists on EDHREC for good reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
Roxanne, Starfall Savant cares about Meteorites and token production, and City of Death ensures that every creature death — her own included — replaces itself with a body that can be sacrificed again for further value. At 35% inclusion across nearly 9,300 decks, it's close to a staple.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent
Yenna, Redtooth Regent copies Auras and enchantments, so City of Death fits naturally into a constellation-adjacent shell where recurring token generation feeds sacrifice loops and keeps enchantment density high. Its 33% inclusion rate across Yenna lists reflects how well it slots into that engine.
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe rewards attacking with a wide board, and City of Death ensures combat losses are never permanent — every creature that trades just comes back as a fresh attacker next turn. That self-replenishing pressure is exactly what the Sigurd gameplan wants.
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria generates value from diverse card types and recurring board presence, making City of Death a clean fit that turns removal and combat into a constant stream of 1/1s. At 30% inclusion, it's a consistent choice across Garnet lists.
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain scales on creature deaths and tokens entering the battlefield, so City of Death effectively doubles the payoff of every removal spell or sacrifice outlet by replacing each dead creature with a new trigger source. Nearly 20% of Xavier Sal decks run it, and the number should probably be higher.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
City of Death is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually sees play — the 100-card singleton format rewards persistent enchantments that generate value passively over a long game, and City of Death does exactly that. In Legacy and Vintage, the effect is too slow and too underpowered for formats defined by turn-one and turn-two kills; you'll see it in zero competitive lists there. Oathbreaker is the secondary home, where redundant token generation on death can fuel planeswalker activations. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table legally, which keeps the demand ceiling low.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Sigurd, Jarl of RavensthorpeTime SieveThere and Back AgainCity of Death
Infinite turns; Lock
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Current price
$0.80 bulk tier
At $0.80, City of Death sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying almost nothing for a card that pulls 30%-plus inclusion rates in its top commander homes. Bulk enchantments with consistent demand tend to stay in this range unless a reprint dips them further, so pick it up whenever you need it and don't overthink the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe
- Roxanne, Starfall Savant
- Yenna, Redtooth Regent
- Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
- Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
- Time Sieve
- There and Back Again
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.