Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Your opponents can't cast spells during combat.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, goad each creature that player controls. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4552
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil shuts off instants and sorceries for every opponent the moment your creatures connect — a goad stapled to a counterspell tax that warps every combat in your favor. Rin and Seri, Inseparable decks run Marisi at nearly a 60% clip because flooding the board with tokens means multiple attackers triggering that lockout every single turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable generates a wide board of cats and dogs every time you cast a creature, and Marisi, Breaker of the Coil turns that token flood into a repeating instant-and-sorcery shutdown — opponents can't answer your threats at instant speed if your cats already swung through.
Jared Carthalion, True Heir
Jared Carthalion, True Heir wants opponents fighting each other while he accumulates counters, and Marisi, Breaker of the Coil's goad effect does exactly that — force attackers into each other, keep Jared's life total safe, and the counter engine runs uninterrupted.
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Ghired, Conclave Exile copies big tokens and swings wide, so Marisi, Breaker of the Coil's combat trigger fires on multiple attackers each turn — the instant lockout compounds as Ghired's populate engine keeps adding bodies to the attack.
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 |
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil is built for Commander and shows in every text box — goading multiple opponents and locking out instants only matter when there are three other players to redirect. As a four-mana 5/4 with no inherent protection, Marisi is too slow and too narrow for Legacy or Vintage, where the instant-spell lockout never triggers and the body doesn't justify the slot. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where the goad and lockout have political teeth, since multiplayer dynamics create the same threat-redirection opportunities. Anywhere it's one-on-one, Marisi, Breaker of the Coil is effectively unplayable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current price data for Marisi, Breaker of the Coil isn't available in this context — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market price before buying. Given its near-60% inclusion rate in Rin and Seri, Inseparable builds and steady demand across Naya token strategies, it's unlikely to be a bulk rare, so verify before assuming it's a cheap pickup.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.