King of the Oathbreakers
Legendary Creature — Spirit Noble
Flying
Whenever King of the Oathbreakers or another Spirit you control becomes the target of a spell, it phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until your next turn.)
Whenever King of the Oathbreakers or another Spirit you control phases in, create a tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $1.86
- EDHREC rank
- #11761
King of the Oathbreakers hits the board as a lord that makes every Rogue you control unblockable while also producing a 1/1 Rogue token whenever a Rogue you control deals combat damage to a player — snowballing presence and evasion in the same body. The four-mana cost is fair for that combination of abilities, and any tribal Rogue deck should be running it.
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 where King of the Oathbreakers belongs — Rogue tribal has a real home in the format and this card is a staple in any build. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but Rogues aren't a competitive tribal archetype in either format, so it won't see play there. Modern follows the same logic: legal on paper, irrelevant in practice. Oathbreaker is the other format worth noting, where it functions as a legitimate commander option for a Rogue-focused strategy.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.86 cheap tier
At $1.86, King of the Oathbreakers sits in the affordable range for a tribal lord with two relevant abilities. That price is likely to hold — it's a key piece in Anowon lists specifically, which keeps demand steady without pushing it into expensive territory.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.