Dandân
Creature — Fish
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Chronicles
- Price
- $2.75
- EDHREC rank
- #20901
Dandân is a 4/1 islandwalker for two mana — one of the best stats-per-mana ratios in blue — and the drawback (can't attack if opponent controls no Islands) is largely irrelevant when you're handing it to someone else with Jon Irenicus, Shattered One. Outside of Irenicus or dedicated Island-heavy metas, the restriction is real enough to keep it from being a generic staple.
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 |
In Commander, Dandân's niche is donation decks — specifically Jon Irenicus, Shattered One — where the drawback flips from liability to weapon. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but sees essentially no play; a 4/1 for two with a conditional attack is outclassed by the raw power of those formats. Pauper is where Dandân has historically had the most theoretical appeal as a cheap blue beater in mono-blue tempo, but the restriction still caps its ceiling. Across every format, the honest read is the same: Dandân is a build-around piece, not a generically good card.
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Price Context
Current price
$2.75 cheap tier
At $2.75, Dandân sits in the cheap tier — low enough to be a free inclusion if it fits your deck, high enough that it's not a bulk throwaway. The price is stable given its narrow application; it won't spike without a breakout Irenicus moment, and it won't crater because the casual appeal of a fish with a drawback keeps steady demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.