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Quandrix Command

Instant

Choose two —
• Return target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand.
• Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player shuffles up to three target cards from their graveyard into their library.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{U}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
rare
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
Price
$0.26
EDHREC rank
#4423
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Quandrix Command card art
Quandrix Command earns its slot by doing four things at instant speed — counter a noncreature spell, return a creature to hand, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature, or make a 0/0 Fractal token — and you pick two. The flexibility is the point: in a Riku of Many Paths deck, copying it doubles the mode count to four effects for five mana, and the Crystalline Crawler recursion line alone justifies the inclusion.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Riku of Many Paths

Riku of Many Paths

79.5% of decks · synergy 0.77

Riku of Many Paths copies instants and sorceries, so Quandrix Command's two-mode selection becomes four modes on a single cast — that kind of flexibility scales harder than almost any other spell in the slot.

02
Zimone, Infinite Analyst

Zimone, Infinite Analyst

41.7% of decks · synergy 0.36

Zimone, Infinite Analyst wants counter synergies and ways to protect her engine, and Quandrix Command delivers both on the same card — bounce a threat back to hand while growing a key creature, all at instant speed.

03
Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

32.8% of decks · synergy 0.27

Hakbal of the Surging Soul runs an explore-heavy strategy that loads up +1/+1 counters, and Quandrix Command slots in as a reactive piece that can grow a merfolk while answering a problem spell or replaying a key creature.

04
Primo, the Unbounded

Primo, the Unbounded

25.4% of decks · synergy 0.20

Primo, the Unbounded cares about counters proliferating across permanents, and Quandrix Command's ability to drop a counter while bouncing or countering makes it a clean two-for-one in the engine.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Quandrix Command lives — modal instants with this much range shine in a format where every game state is different and you rarely want a card that does only one thing. In Modern and Pioneer, the competition is brutal: three-mana instants need to either win the game or stop one, and picking two minor effects doesn't clear that bar against fast linear decks. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem at higher velocity, and the card sees no meaningful play there. Quandrix Command is a Commander card through and through, and it doesn't pretend otherwise.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.26 bulk tier

At $0.26, Quandrix Command is bulk, and that price is stable — there's no scarcity pushing it up and enough supply from draft sets to keep it there. It's a free inclusion in any Simic Commander build that wants modal interaction, and the low price means there's no reason to hesitate.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.