Glissa Sunslayer
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf
First strike, deathtouch
Whenever Glissa Sunslayer deals combat damage to a player, choose one —
• You draw a card and lose 1 life.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Remove up to three counters from target permanent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos
- Price
- $1.92
- EDHREC rank
- #1445
Glissa Sunslayer hits the board as a first striking deathtouch threat that dismantles enchantments, removes counters, and draws cards — all stapled to one three-mana creature. Auntie Ool, Cursewretch decks run her at over 70% because the repeatable value triggers line up perfectly with a strategy that wants creatures dying and effects stacking every turn cycle.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch rewards you for having dangerous creatures in play, and Glissa Sunslayer's first strike plus deathtouch means she wins nearly every combat while stripping enchantments or drawing cards on each successful hit.
Felix Five-Boots
Felix Five-Boots copies triggered abilities, so Glissa Sunslayer's on-combat-damage trigger fires multiple times per attack step — drawing extra cards and nuking more enchantments than she could manage alone.
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Indominus Rex, Alpha cares about keyword soup, and Glissa Sunslayer contributes both first strike and deathtouch to the graft pile while remaining a legitimate standalone threat.
Vraska, the Silencer
Vraska, the Silencer wants creatures that pressure opponents and accrue value through combat, and Glissa Sunslayer's repeatable enchantment removal and card draw fit that gameplan without spending extra cards.
High Perfect Morcant
High Perfect Morcant builds around counters and keyword synergies, and Glissa Sunslayer's counter-removal mode doubles as disruption against opponents running proliferate or loyalty strategies while still threatening card advantage every swing.
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 |
Commander is where Glissa Sunslayer earns her keep — enchantments are everywhere, counter-based win conditions are common, and a first strike deathtouch body that replaces itself through combat is exactly the kind of card that takes over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage she's legal but too slow; three mana for a value creature doesn't compete with the speed of those formats. Modern and Pioneer are theoretically available to her, but midrange black-green in those formats wants faster threats or more focused payoffs, so she rarely makes the cut outside of niche builds. Oathbreaker offers the same Commander-style environment where her repeatable triggers shine, and she slots comfortably into any black-green strategy that plans to attack.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.92 cheap tier
At $1.92, Glissa Sunslayer is a genuine bargain for what she does — a three-mana creature with this combination of keywords, removal, and card draw would easily sit in the $5–10 range if her format demand were higher. The price reflects her Commander-specific appeal rather than broad format play, so she's unlikely to spike unless a pushed black-green Commander shell pulls her into wider popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
- Felix Five-Boots
- Indominus Rex, Alpha
- Vraska, the Silencer
- High Perfect Morcant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.