Fallen Ideal
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has flying and "Sacrifice a creature: This creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn."
When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #8720
Fallen Ideal turns any creature into a suicide bomber — sacrifice your board, stack flying and trample, swing for lethal out of nowhere. The catch is that it buries itself with the creature when that creature dies, so you get one window, and Solemnity or any counter-removal shuts the door before you open it. Killian, Decisive Mentor cuts the equip-style cost in half and makes the whole line consistent enough to build around.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
Killian, Decisive Mentor's static ability reduces the cost of spells that target creatures, which means Fallen Ideal hits the board cheaper and the sacrifice outlet stays online faster — that combination of cost reduction and access to white and black removal makes Killian the most natural home for the card.
Eriette, the Beguiler
Eriette, the Beguiler wants enchantments on creatures as a matter of course, and Fallen Ideal provides a late-game kill switch when those enchanted creatures have outlived their political usefulness — sacrifice them for a lethal flying swing rather than letting opponents untap with them.
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder generates a steady stream of Thrull tokens that would otherwise threaten to destroy him, so Fallen Ideal converts that surplus fodder directly into a massive power spike on a single attacker rather than letting the token count become a liability.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Fallen Ideal actually earns its slot — 100-card singleton games run long enough that the one-shot kill window it creates becomes a legitimate threat, and the density of sacrifice synergies in black-white shells makes the setup cheap. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with too many faster, more resilient threat packages to see real play. Modern is the same story: the card asks for a board state to cash in, and Modern answers are too efficient to let that board survive long enough. Oathbreaker offers a smaller-scale version of the Commander dynamic, and Fallen Ideal is playable there if your signature spell protects the enchanted creature through your turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
SolemnityFallen Ideal
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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Killian, Ink DuelistFallen IdealMonastery MentorPitiless Plunderer
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Fallen Ideal is bulk — pick it up in any trade binder without thinking twice. The price reflects its narrow application rather than its ceiling; in the right deck it closes games, but casual demand alone won't push it off the bulk shelf.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.