Fist of Suns
Artifact
You may pay rather than pay the mana cost for spells you cast.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGRUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Price
- $13.23
- EDHREC rank
- #4198
Fist of Suns lets you cast any spell for WUBRG — a five-mana floor that makes your most expensive commanders and spells suddenly affordable. Pair it with Morophon, the Boundless naming any creature type and that floor drops to zero, letting you chain massive creatures into play for free.
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 the only format where Fist of Suns is genuinely powerful — the combination of high-CMC commanders, expensive tribal bombs, and the Morophon combo creates real incentive to build around it. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; five mana is an eternity in those formats and no competitive shell wants a do-nothing artifact that asks you to assemble a board state first. Modern has the same problem at a slower clock — Fist of Suns still costs five to cast and does nothing the turn it enters, which disqualifies it from any serious Modern consideration. Stick to Commander, where the payoffs are large enough to justify the setup.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card




Morophon, the BoundlessSliver OverlordMana EchoesFist of Suns
Cast all Sliver creature cards in your hand and library; Near-infinite colorless mana
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Morophon, the BoundlessFist of SunsSpider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count
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Morophon, the BoundlessFist of SunsSpider-Byte, Web Warden
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count
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Morophon, the BoundlessFist of SunsVenser, Shaper Savant
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count
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Morophon, the BoundlessSparkcasterFist of Suns
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite damage; Infinite storm count
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Cheaper options that do most of the same work
There is no true budget replacement for Fist of Suns — the WUBRG substitution effect is unique enough that alternatives mostly shift the strategy rather than replicate it. Jodah, Archmage Eternal is the closest functional equivalent and costs under $2, but he's a creature and dies to removal, making him redundancy rather than a swap.
Price Context
Current price
$13.23 mid tier
At $13.23, Fist of Suns sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate inclusion but not a budget-breaker for a focused five-color build. The price is stable given its niche demand; it sees no competitive play outside Commander, so the ceiling is driven almost entirely by Morophon combo interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Morophon, the Boundless
- Sliver Overlord
- Mana Echoes
- Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
- Spider-Byte, Web Warden
- Venser, Shaper Savant
- Sparkcaster
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.