King Suleiman
Creature — Human Noble
: Destroy target Djinn or Efreet.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Price
- $161.10
- EDHREC rank
- #29061
King Suleiman answers any Djinn or Efreet on the board for a tap — no mana, no timing restriction, just a repeatable exile effect stapled to a two-mana creature. The catch is narrow: outside dedicated Arabian Nights tribal or curated creature-type synergy, the targets simply don't show up often enough to justify the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, King Suleiman is a niche hate piece — meaningful only if your meta runs Djinn or Efreet payoffs, which remain rare outside intentional tribal builds. Legacy and Vintage technically allow it, but the target pool is thin enough that King Suleiman never sees competitive play in either format; a removal spell does the same job without the creature-type dependency. It's legal in Oathbreaker as well, where the same logic applies: the ability is powerful in theory, completely dead against most tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
King Suleiman's effect is so narrow that the honest alternative is just running a generalist removal spell — Swords to Plowshares handles any creature for one mana and costs a fraction of the price. If you specifically want creature-based removal that taps to exile, Mangara of Corondor covers a much wider range of permanents and is available for under a dollar.
Price Context
Current price
$161.10 premium tier
At $161.10, King Suleiman sits firmly in premium territory driven entirely by Reserved List scarcity, not by power level. The effect doesn't justify the price tag for most decks — pay it only if you're a collector or building an Arabian Nights curiosity build where King Suleiman is the point, not the tool.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.