Imposing Sovereign
Creature — Human Noble
Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #11775
Imposing Sovereign makes every creature your opponents play enter tapped, which is a meaningful tax on aggression for two mana. A 2/1 body is fragile, but the static effect is the whole point — it buys you time and punishes token floods and combat-heavy strategies on its own.
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 |
In Commander, Imposing Sovereign earns its slot in dedicated stax and pillowfort builds — the effect compounds with other enter-tapped pieces like Loxodon Gatekeeper and Kismet, and three or four opponents each playing threats means the tax triggers constantly. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage but sees virtually no play in any of them, because two-mana 2/1s that only slow opponents down rather than generating tempo or card advantage are too fair for those formats. The sweet spot is any multiplayer game where your opponents collectively flood the board and a single cheap enchantment-creature makes combat planning miserable for everyone at once.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Imposing Sovereign is deep bulk — the effect is real but white has several stronger enter-tapped effects competing for the same slot, which keeps demand low. It's a safe pickup at this price for budget stax builds and unlikely to drop further, but don't expect appreciation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.