Papalymo Totolymo
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Wizard
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Papalymo Totolymo deals 1 damage to each opponent and you gain 1 life.
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, Sacrifice Papalymo Totolymo: Each opponent who lost life this turn sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures they control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #4686
Papalymo Totolymo locks down a permanent for as long as he stays on the battlefield — a repeatable soft-removal effect stapled to a creature that Y'shtola, Night's Blessed can recur from the graveyard on demand. The cost is real: he's a four-mana 2/2 whose tap ability requires mana investment each turn, so he belongs in decks that can protect him or loop him, not just slam him once.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is the premier shell for Papalymo Totolymo because she can return him from the graveyard repeatedly, turning a single copy into a recurring lock piece every time he's answered.
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness cares about creatures entering and leaving play, and Papalymo Totolymo's ability to tap down blockers or disruptive permanents slots neatly into that attrition gameplan.
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn rewards stacking legendary creatures with synergistic effects, and Papalymo Totolymo's tap-down ability gives that lineup a tempo tool that scales with how much mana the deck can produce.
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 |
Commander is where Papalymo Totolymo actually sees play — the singleton format rewards his targeted disruption, and the graveyard recursion loops that Y'shtola, Night's Blessed enables make him punch well above his weight class. In Legacy and Vintage, he's technically legal but has no competitive footprint; four mana for a 2/2 with a tap ability doesn't register against the speed and raw power of those formats. Oathbreaker is a plausible home if the signature spell supports the lock strategy, but Commander remains the clear primary format. Outside of those, Papalymo Totolymo simply isn't legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Papalymo Totolymo is deep bulk territory, which makes him a free include if he fits your gameplan. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going to move meaningfully upward, so pick him up purely on playability rather than any expectation of appreciation.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.