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Othelm, Sigardian Outcast

Legendary Creature — Human

{2}, {T}: Choose target creature card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to the battlefield tapped.
Partner—Friends forever (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
rare
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Price
$12.13
EDHREC rank
#15825
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Othelm, Sigardian Outcast card art
Othelm, Sigardian Outcast recurs any creature with a +1/+1 counter on it for just two mana and a tap — an effect that would be powerful at twice the price. Pair it with a free sacrifice outlet like Ashnod's Altar and it becomes a repeatable recursion engine that never runs out of gas.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Othelm, Sigardian Outcast lives — it's a cheap, backbreaking value piece in counters decks, undying decks, and any shell that wants to loop creatures. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no competitive play there; the formats are too fast and too hostile to a two-mana tap ability that needs a board state to function. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it could pull real weight, especially as a signature spell target or a supporting piece alongside a counters-generating planeswalker.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

141 decks
Othelm, Sigardian OutcastAshnod's AltarIntruder Alarm

Othelm, Sigardian OutcastAshnod's AltarIntruder Alarm

Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Othelm, Sigardian Outcast occupies a niche — cheap targeted recursion tied to +1/+1 counters — that doesn't have a perfect one-card substitute. Pull from Eternity and Phyrexian Reclamation each recur creatures repeatedly for low mana but require the creature to already be in the graveyard and can't loop at instant speed the way Othelm can with the right sacrifice outlet.

Price Context

Current price

$12.13 mid tier

At $12.13, Othelm, Sigardian Outcast sits in the mid tier — fair for a card with a genuinely unique recursion ability, but steep enough that budget builders will feel it. The price is stable rather than climbing; it's not chased for any breakout combo and likely holds in the $10–14 range as long as it remains a niche synergy piece rather than a staple.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.