Is Origin of the Hidden Ones good in Commander?

Origin of the Hidden Ones in Commander

Origin of the Hidden Ones puts an Assassin token into play and hands it Breath of Fury the moment it connects — that's a potential infinite combat loop stapled to a single three-mana sorcery. Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe is the most obvious home, but any deck that wants to chain attacks and snowball board presence gets real mileage here.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe

37.4% of decks · synergy 0.37

Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe rewards connecting with multiple creatures each turn, and Origin of the Hidden Ones hands you a free Breath of Fury target that's already equipped to threaten lethal combat loops — 37% of Sigurd decks run it for exactly that engine.

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Ezio Auditore da Firenze

18.7% of decks · synergy 0.18

Ezio Auditore da Firenze cares deeply about Assassins dealing combat damage, and Origin of the Hidden Ones delivers both a fresh Assassin body and the Breath of Fury threat in one card — nearly 19% of Ezio lists include it as a compact combo enabler.

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

Origin of the Hidden Ones is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is almost exclusively Commander — the Breath of Fury combo line requires a critical mass of attackers and a patient setup that multiplayer games provide naturally. In Legacy and Vintage, three mana at sorcery speed for a 1/1 token is not a competitive rate when faster, more resilient engines exist. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where Origin of the Hidden Ones could see fringe play if the signature spell or planeswalker supports token-based combat strategies.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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