Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
Legendary Planeswalker — Davriel
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has one or fewer cards in hand, Davriel deals 2 damage to them.
−1: Target player discards a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11413
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage enters, strips a card from each opponent's hand, and then punishes anyone who ends their turn with one or fewer cards — all for three mana. In dedicated discard shells, especially alongside Tinybones, Trinket Thief, that passive drain triggers almost every turn and snowballs faster than opponents expect.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief draws a card whenever an opponent discards and drains at end of turn if any opponent has no cards — Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage feeds both halves of that engine simultaneously, making it one of the most natural includes in the 99.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal rewards emptying opponents' hands with token generation and recursive threats, so Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage's enter-the-battlefield discard and end-step drain keep the pressure consistent even when opponents try to stabilize.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar cares about exiling cards from opponents' graveyards and hands, and Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage's repeated hand-size pressure ensures there are always cards to strip and exploit.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage is a role-player rather than a headliner — the enters-the-battlefield discard hits up to three opponents at once, and the end-step drain can close games incrementally in a shell built to keep hands empty. In 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, Davriel has seen fringe play in hand-disruption sideboards, but the static ability is fragile at three mana when opponents can simply draw out of it by turn four or five. Legacy and Vintage offer faster, more reliable discard payoffs, so Davriel rarely competes there outside of niche Smallpox-style grinds. Oathbreaker is arguably the sweet spot outside of Commander — as a planeswalker with a relevant passive, Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage can anchor a dedicated discard signature-spell package without needing a full 99-card support structure.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage isn't available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figure. Given its narrow but dedicated home in discard Commander builds, it tends to sit at budget-to-mid range — worth picking up if you're building Tinybones or Aclazotz rather than waiting.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.