Patchwork Banner
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
: Add one mana of any color.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Media and Collaboration Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #236
Patchwork Banner enters, lets you name a creature type, and from that point forward taps for mana of any color your commander produces while also pumping every creature of the chosen type — two meaningful effects stapled to a three-mana artifact. Mabel, Heir to Cragflame decks run it at over 60% inclusion because it solves color fixing and anthem duties in a single slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame is the canonical home — Patchwork Banner names Samurai or Warrior, fixes the Boros mana that multicolor tribal decks constantly fight against, and turns every creature of that type into a slightly larger threat, all off one card.
Quintorius, History Chaser
Quintorius, History Chaser triggers off spells and permanents of multiple types, and Patchwork Banner's type-naming lets the deck lock in whichever creature type is most represented, smoothing the mana while buffing the board Quintorius is assembling.
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller cares about creature types lining up, and Patchwork Banner does double duty — it names the tribe Zoraline is leveraging and produces the off-color mana her cost demands, making it close to mandatory.
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested pushes Bird tribal, and Patchwork Banner naming Bird turns every attacker into a slightly bigger flier while covering the white or blue pip gaps that multi-color Bird lists routinely face.
Shroofus Sproutsire
Shroofus Sproutsire runs a go-wide creature strategy where Patchwork Banner's anthem effect compounds quickly once the board is established, and the mana fixing keeps the engine from stumbling on off-color requirements.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Patchwork Banner is legal across every major constructed format but has found essentially no traction outside Commander — three mana for a conditional anthem and situational mana rock is too slow and too narrow for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where the game is often decided before the effect matters. In Commander it earns its slot specifically in tribal builds, where naming a type on entry is trivially easy and the anthem scales with a full board of creatures. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it shows up occasionally, again only in tribe-focused lists where the cost is justified by the density of creatures sharing a type.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Patchwork Banner isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or Card Kingdom for a live number. Given its tribal niche and Commander-only demand, it typically sits in the bulk-to-low-dollar range — the kind of card worth picking up while building the deck rather than hunting down later.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.