Droning Bureaucrats
Creature — Human Advisor
, 
: Each creature with mana value X can't attack or block this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #26679
Droning Bureaucrats locks down every creature with a converted mana cost equal to the number of cards in any one opponent's hand — a moving, political number that can shut down entire boards at once. The cost is four mana for a 1/3 that requires your opponents to stay asymmetric in hand size to stay relevant, which is a real ask in a format built on card advantage.
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 Droning Bureaucrats has any real home — three opponents means three different hand sizes, and the lock shifts dynamically each turn, which creates the kind of political texture the format rewards. Outside of Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern, but none of those formats have the patience for a four-mana 1/3 whose effect depends on opponent hand size to matter. In competitive Constructed, hand sizes fluctuate too fast and the payoff is too soft — you're not winning games by taxing creature costs, you're winning by killing your opponent.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Droning Bureaucrats is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not card power. Don't expect that to change; niche Commander pieces with narrow applications don't climb without a breakout moment, and this one hasn't had it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.