Cylian Sunsinger
Creature — Elf Shaman
: This creature and each other creature with the same name as it get +3/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #30864
Cylian Sunsinger turns any critical mass of Elves into a board-wide +3/+3 pump for a single green mana — the kind of alpha-strike amplifier that ends games the turn it resolves. The cost is that you need three other Elves in play to unlock the ability, so it's dead weight in the early game and a liability in creature-light lists.
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 Cylian Sunsinger actually belongs — Elf tribal is one of the format's most established archetypes, and the density of creatures needed to make the activated ability devastating is trivially achievable by turn four or five. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is technically legal but competes against Glimpse of Nature and Natural Order lines that close games faster than a four-mana 2/2 with a setup requirement. Modern has enough Elf payoffs to make the math work, but Elvish Archdruid already fills the lord slot more efficiently and Ezuri, Renegade Leader closes games through trample, leaving Cylian Sunsinger on the outside looking in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Cylian Sunsinger is pure bulk — it sees narrow enough play that the price reflects supply rather than demand. It holds that floor stably; there's no pressure pushing it higher unless Elf tribal breaks into a new competitive context.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.