Glamerdye
Instant
Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $1.83
- EDHREC rank
- #14691
Glamerdye changes the color word in a spell or permanent's text box — a narrow effect with one genuinely powerful application: it turns any spell that targets a permanent into a trigger for Orvar, the All-Form. The ask is just two blue mana at instant speed, and for that price you get a clone engine that scales with whatever high-value permanents are already on your board. Outside that Orvar shell, Glamerdye is too parasitic to justify a slot, but inside it, the card is a cornerstone — even Antler Skulkin highlights how deep the color-word-matters space actually runs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
Orvar, the All-Form triggers whenever you cast a spell that targets one of your permanents, and Glamerdye is the cheapest, most repeatable way to manufacture that trigger on demand — cast it targeting anything you own, copy the best permanent on board, repeat as resources allow.
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 |
Glamerdye is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only meaningfully shows up in Commander. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage the effect is too situational to compete at those formats' speed — changing a color word doesn't win a game, and there's no Orvar-style payoff in those environments to justify the slot. Commander is where Glamerdye earns its keep, specifically in Orvar, the All-Form decks where it functions as cheap, repeatable clone fuel rather than a color-hate trick. Oathbreaker is a legal home worth noting if an Orvar-adjacent planeswalker shell ever becomes popular, but for now Commander is the only format where Glamerdye does real work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Antler SkulkinAshnod's AltarCallous Sell-Sword // Burn TogetherGlamerdye
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$1.83 cheap tier
At $1.83, Glamerdye sits in cheap territory — low enough that picking up a copy for an Orvar, the All-Form build is a no-brainer. Demand is narrow and commander-specific, so the price is stable rather than climbing, but don't expect it to drop further given how essential it is to that one archetype.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.