Idol of Endurance
Artifact
When this artifact enters, exile all creature cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard until this artifact leaves the battlefield.,
: Until end of turn, you may cast a creature spell from among cards exiled with this artifact without paying its mana cost.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #21821
Idol of Endurance enters the battlefield and immediately exiles your graveyard creatures with mana value 3 or less, then lets you cast them for their mana costs — a free rebuy engine on a three-mana artifact that scales with every creature in your bin. The catch is that it only recurs what was already in the yard at the moment it arrived, so pairing it with sacrifice outlets like Goblin Welder to keep feeding the exile zone is where it earns its slot.
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 Idol of Endurance belongs — 100-card singletons mean your graveyard fills up fast, and any deck running 15-plus creatures with mana value 3 or less can expect Idol to exile a handful of them on arrival. Outside Commander, the formats it's legal in — Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage — have faster clocks and graveyard interaction that makes a three-mana artifact with a one-shot delayed payoff far too slow to see competitive play. Treat it as a Commander-exclusive card that happens to be technically legal elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card





Idol of EnduranceGoblin WelderIntruder AlarmGleaming BarrierAshnod's Altar
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Idol of EnduranceGoblin WelderIntruder AlarmGleaming BarrierKrark-Clan Ironworks
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Goblin WelderIdol of EnduranceGleaming BarrierAshnod's AltarThornbite Staff
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Goblin WelderIdol of EnduranceGleaming BarrierKrark-Clan IronworksThornbite Staff
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Idol of Endurance is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar bin and forget you spent anything. Demand stays low enough that the price is unlikely to spike unless a prominent creature-graveyard commander pushes it into the spotlight, but at this price it's a zero-risk inclusion for any deck that qualifies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.