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Faceless One

Legendary Enchantment Creature — Background

If Faceless One is your commander, choose a color before the game begins. Faceless One is the chosen color.
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CMC
5
Mana cost
{5}
Color identity
C
Rarity
special
Set
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#25236
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Faceless One card art
Faceless One gives you a free commander replacement the moment your commander is tucked or exiled — no mana, no timing tax, just a 0/0 Shapeshifter that immediately becomes whatever your commander wants it to be. Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor decks in particular love it, since Pearl-Ear already rewards you for stacking Advisors and Faceless One slides right into that role without spending a resource.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
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 Faceless One earns a slot, and it earns it specifically in decks whose commanders have high-value static abilities or tribal synergies that survive a board wipe. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes in a space that has no use for commander-zone insurance. Faceless One is a Commander-only card in practice — outside that format, the card does nothing.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Faceless One is deep bulk — this is a grab-it-from-a-box card, not a purchase you plan. Bulk rares with narrow Commander niches rarely climb unless the synergy gets pushed hard by a future set, so don't expect Faceless One to move.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.