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.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

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
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

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.