Legerdemain
Sorcery
Exchange control of target artifact or creature and another target permanent that shares one of those types with it. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.46
- EDHREC rank
- #14886
Legerdemain swaps control of two permanents — one you own, one an opponent owns — at instant speed for three mana, which is the entire pitch. In Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist decks it's a clean answer: hand off the Salamander tokens your commander forces onto opponents and take back something worth keeping.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist dumps Salamander Army tokens onto opponents each upkeep, and Legerdemain is the payoff — trade one of those tokens for a creature you actually want, ideally at instant speed before blockers are declared.
Zedruu the Greathearted
Zedruu the Greathearted runs a donate-and-profit engine, and Legerdemain fits the same philosophy: move an unwanted permanent to an opponent, scoop up something useful, then let Zedruu draw cards off whatever junk you're now gifting away.
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 |
Legerdemain is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana sorcery-speed swap when those formats are defined by efficiency. Commander is where it lives — the multiplayer table slows things down enough that swapping a useless token for an opponent's combo piece or mana rock is a real tempo play. Oathbreaker could use it in a donate shell, but the format's smaller deck size makes finding it less consistent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.46 bulk tier
At $0.46, Legerdemain is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not scarcity. It's narrow enough that demand won't push the price anywhere meaningful, so grab a copy for your Gor Muldrak or Zedruu deck without hesitation and expect it to stay at this price floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
- Zedruu the Greathearted
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.