Dack Fayden
Legendary Planeswalker — Dack
+1: Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards.
−2: Gain control of target artifact.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell that targets one or more permanents, gain control of those permanents."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Price
- $2.00
- EDHREC rank
- #6732
Dack Fayden steals any artifact on the board for three mana — that's the whole case. He's a staple in Commodore Guff builds and anywhere Izzet runs expensive rocks worth taking, and at his price point there's no reason to leave him out.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Commodore Guff
Commodore Guff runs a planeswalker-dense engine where every loyalty counter matters, and Dack Fayden slots in as both a card-selection tool and a theft effect that generates immediate board impact on entry.
Rielle, the Everwise
Dack Fayden's loot ability is exactly the discard trigger Rielle, the Everwise wants — pitch two cards every turn, draw two from Rielle's replacement effect, and watch the hand size compound.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager decks run Grixis removal and pressure, and Dack Fayden fills the gap by stripping an opponent's Sol Ring or mana artifact while replacing himself with fresh cards.
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 |
In Commander, Dack Fayden is at his best — four opponents means four artifact pools to plunder, and the theft ability scales directly with how much expensive mana rock production the table runs. Legacy allows him and he has seen fringe play there as a sideboard answer to Chalice of the Void and artifact-heavy strategies, though he competes in a crowded Izzet shell. Vintage is where his artifact theft historically demanded respect, hitting Moxen and Black Lotus — legal targets that make the +1 loot look secondary by comparison. Oathbreaker is a clean home for him as a signature spell commander substitute, especially in spellslinger builds that value the discard synergy.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.00 cheap tier
At $2.00, Dack Fayden sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to include on principle in any Izzet or Grixis Commander build without a second thought. Demand from Commander and Oathbreaker keeps a floor under that price, so don't expect it to drop further.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Commodore Guff
- Rielle, the Everwise
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.