Pillar of Origins
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #5671
Pillar of Origins taps for one mana of any color your creatures share — but only for casting creatures, and only if you name a creature type when it enters. In a tribal deck built around The First Sliver, that restriction is irrelevant; every spell you care about is a Sliver, and the fixing is free.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The First Sliver
The First Sliver cascades off every Sliver you cast, which means you want to cast as many as possible as fast as possible — Pillar of Origins is effectively a Sliver-specific Sol Ring half, fixing five colors and accelerating the cascade chain without restriction.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pillar of Origins sees nearly zero play in competitive non-rotating formats — Modern and Legacy tribal decks that care about speed want Aether Vial or Cavern of Souls, not a tap-land that gatekeeps on creature type. Pioneer tribal is the one fringe case where budget mana fixing makes Pillar of Origins a passable inclusion if you're short on better options. Commander is where it earns its slot: five-color tribal commanders like The First Sliver demand cheap, flexible fixing, and Pillar of Origins delivers exactly that at negligible cost to the deck.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Pillar of Origins is bulk — easy to acquire and easy to justify in any tribal Commander build that needs the fixing. Bulk tribal staples like this tend to stay cheap unless a pushed new commander spikes demand, so there's no urgency to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.