Ennis, Debate Moderator
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
When Ennis enters, exile up to one other target creature you control. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
At the beginning of your end step, if one or more cards were put into exile this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Ennis.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #20428
Ennis, Debate Moderator puts a 2/2 token into play every time a noncreature spell resolves — an engine that runs itself as long as you keep casting spells. The cost is that you're locked into a three-color identity and a four-mana body that doesn't protect itself, so Preston, the Vanisher decks that double-dip on token triggers get the most out of it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Preston, the Vanisher
Preston, the Vanisher copies the illusion tokens Ennis, Debate Moderator generates whenever a noncreature spell resolves, turning each spell into two triggers and doubling the board presence for free.
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Yorion, Sky Nomad blinks Ennis, Debate Moderator to reset any enters-the-battlefield restrictions and pairs cleanly with a high noncreature spell density, keeping the token engine firing every turn of a long game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ennis, Debate Moderator is a persistent token engine in spell-heavy Azorius or Esper builds — the 100-card singleton format gives it room to shine in decks that already want to cast three or four noncreature spells per turn. Competitive formats are a harder sell: Standard and Pioneer will test it in aggressive token shells, but a four-mana 2/2 with no immediate board protection asks a lot at that cost. Modern has too much efficient removal for a do-nothing-until-next-spell setup to survive reliably. Legacy and Vintage have no interest. Oathbreaker is where a controlling build could abuse it as the signature spell's engine piece, though the format's smaller player base limits how much data exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Ennis, Debate Moderator sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow engine roles rarely climb unless a combo breaks out around them, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the decks that want it, not a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.