Render Speechless
Sorcery
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23838
Render Speechless exiles a creature and removes all activated and triggered abilities from it permanently — a level of neutralization that straight removal rarely achieves. The cost is steep at three mana with two white pips, but Killian, Ink Duelist cuts that down to one mana, making it one of the most efficient targeted answers in his colors.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist reduces the cost of spells that target creatures, turning Render Speechless into a one-mana exile effect — that's better rate than most Commander staples, which is exactly why it shows up in 16% of Killian builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Render Speechless earns its slot specifically in decks that care about targeting creatures — Killian, Ink Duelist being the clearest example — where the cost reduction makes it absurdly efficient and the ability-stripping clause handles gods, commanders with powerful activated abilities, and anything that would be dangerous even in the graveyard. Outside of those synergy shells, three mana at double-white is a steep ask when Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares exist. In competitive 60-card formats, it never displaced those staples and sees essentially no play. Pauper is the one place budget removal gets real scrutiny, but even there the mana cost and color requirements limit it to niche applications.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Render Speechless is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. That price will hold; there's no pressure pushing it upward, and casual demand keeps it from disappearing entirely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.