Durnan of the Yawning Portal
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Whenever Durnan attacks, look at the top four cards of your library. You may exile a creature card from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. For as long as that card remains exiled, you may cast it. That spell has undaunted. (It costs 
less to cast for each opponent.)
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.67
- EDHREC rank
- #10382
Durnan of the Yawning Portal puts a free Adventure spell on the stack every time a creature with power 4 or greater attacks — repeated card advantage stapled to a 4/4 body for four mana. The cost is real: you need a steady stream of large attackers, and Wulfgar of Icewind Dale is the commander that makes Durnan absurd by doubling every attack trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale doubles every attack trigger, which means Durnan of the Yawning Portal fires twice per qualifying attacker — two free Adventure spells per swing, every combat.
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald makes a Wolf token whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, so the Adventure spells Durnan of the Yawning Portal generates off the top of the library become free creature production.
Kellan, the Kid
Kellan, the Kid's adventure-matters theme wants every Adventure trigger it can find, and Durnan of the Yawning Portal supplies them at scale once large attackers are online.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Durnan of the Yawning Portal is doing real work — the card is built for long games with big creatures and repeated combat, exactly what 100-card multiplayer provides. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, a four-mana 4/4 that requires attack steps to generate value doesn't survive contact with the format's threat density. Oathbreaker is a theoretical home, but the two-card commander structure limits the attack-trigger synergies that make Durnan tick.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.67 bulk tier
At $0.67, Durnan of the Yawning Portal is firmly bulk — high inclusion in Wulfgar decks hasn't moved the needle on price, and it's unlikely to spike without a reprint ban on something adjacent. Pick it up without hesitation; there's no financial risk here.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.