Price of Loyalty
Sorcery
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. If mana from a Treasure was spent to cast this spell, that creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #13555
Price of Loyalty steals a creature and slaps a +1/+1 counter on it — immediate board impact and a body improvement for one blue mana. Zidane, Tantalus Thief turns that stolen creature into a card draw trigger, making this the most efficient single-card engine in his 99.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zidane, Tantalus Thief
Zidane, Tantalus Thief draws a card whenever a creature you control deals combat damage, so the creature stolen by Price of Loyalty isn't just a threat — it's a draw engine the moment it connects, all for one blue mana.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Price of Loyalty earns its keep: multiplayer boards are full of value creatures worth stealing, and the +1/+1 counter matters when you're keeping the creature rather than returning it. In Pauper it's legal but slow — one creature for one mana is fine tempo, though the counter is largely irrelevant at that power level. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's technically castable but outclassed by removal and bounce at the same or lower cost. Price of Loyalty is a Commander card that happens to be legal elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Price of Loyalty sits firmly in bulk territory. Demand is narrow enough — concentrated almost entirely in Zidane, Tantalus Thief builds — that the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.