Is Faith Unbroken good in Commander?

Faith Unbroken in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Faith Unbroken exiles a creature and attaches itself to one of yours — removal and an Aura buff on a single card, with the implicit threat that bouncing or destroying the enchantment returns the exiled creature to the battlefield. At four mana in white, that's a fair rate for a Commander-centric format where Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor and other Aura synergy commanders turn it into a two-for-one engine rather than a straight tempo play.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor

24.8% of decks · synergy 0.23

Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor tutors Faith Unbroken directly onto the battlefield when you cast a spell, which sidesteps the four-mana cost entirely and lets you exile a threat the same turn you deploy your commander.

02

Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

23.2% of decks · synergy 0.22

Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice fetches Faith Unbroken off any smaller Aura cast, turning an otherwise modest equipment spell into an immediate removal effect stapled to a +2/+2 bonus on the creature you suit up.

03

Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ

22.8% of decks · synergy 0.22

Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ rewards you for having high-power creatures, and Faith Unbroken both removes a blocker and pumps one of your attackers, feeding the broadcast triggers that fuel the deck's card advantage.

04

Wyleth, Soul of Steel

21.0% of decks · synergy 0.20

Wyleth, Soul of Steel draws cards for each Aura and Equipment attached at combat, so Faith Unbroken pulls double duty as removal on the way in and a cantrip effect once Wyleth swings.

05

Bruna, Light of Alabaster

15.7% of decks · synergy 0.15

Bruna, Light of Alabaster can pull Faith Unbroken from the graveyard and attach it during combat, letting her steal creatures mid-attack rather than spending a main-phase spell to do it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	legal
standard	not legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Faith Unbroken is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's almost exclusively a Commander card — four mana at sorcery speed for a conditional exile effect simply doesn't compete with cheaper, more resilient options in 60-card formats. In Commander, the math changes: the Aura type matters because a large portion of the format's white commanders actively reward you for running enchantments on creatures, and the exile clause means Faith Unbroken doubles as removal in a color that historically leans on it. The risk is real — any flicker, bounce, or enchantment removal gives your opponent their creature back — but in Aura-tribal and Voltron shells that risk is offset by the redundancy of the overall strategy.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Faith Unbroken isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate before picking up copies. Given its narrow Commander-focused appeal and uncommon rarity, it typically sits in budget territory and is rarely a expensive pickup.