Oversoul of Dusk
Creature — Spirit Avatar
Protection from blue, from black, and from red
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $1.41
- EDHREC rank
- #23333
Oversoul of Dusk lands as a 5/5 with protection from blue, black, and red — meaning most targeted removal, counterspells, and bounce spells simply don't apply to it. Five mana for five power with that breadth of protection is a clean rate, and it wins combat against almost anything that isn't white or green.
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 |
In Commander, Oversoul of Dusk is a solid mid-range threat in green-white and Selesnya-adjacent decks — protection from blue, black, and red shuts out the three most common removal colors at a table, which means it demands a white or green answer or a board wipe. In Legacy and Vintage it's functionally unplayable; five mana for a vanilla-adjacent 5/5 competes with formats where that slot is occupied by Emrakul, the Aeons Torn or Griselbrand. Modern is the same story — the protection is real, but the format's tempo demands are too steep for a five-drop without an ETB or immediate game-ending impact. Oversoul of Dusk belongs firmly in Commander, where the multiplayer board state gives a resilient 5/5 time to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.41 cheap tier
At $1.41, Oversoul of Dusk sits in the bulk-rare tier — cheap enough to include without budget justification in any Selesnya build that wants a sticky mid-range threat. The price reflects low competitive demand rather than low power; it's unlikely to spike, but it's also unlikely to get cheaper.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.