Rowan Kenrith
Legendary Planeswalker — Rowan
+2: During target player's next turn, each creature that player controls attacks if able.
−2: Rowan Kenrith deals 3 damage to each tapped creature target player controls.
−8: Target player gets an emblem with "Whenever you activate an ability that isn't a mana ability, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy."
Partner with Will Kenrith
Rowan Kenrith can be your commander.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.59
- EDHREC rank
- #12926
Rowan Kenrith's static ability doubles activated abilities of creatures your opponents control — on their turns, against you — which is a punisher effect that demands a dedicated shell to pay off. Outside of planeswalker-tribal builds, the payoff rarely justifies a six-mana investment; Commodore Guff decks are the clearest exception, where the counter-stacking and planeswalker density make Rowan's loyalty abilities genuinely relevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Commodore Guff
Commodore Guff's ability to proliferate loyalty counters lets Rowan Kenrith reach her ultimate faster, and the planeswalker-tribal shell fills the board with walkers that benefit from Rowan's emblem — doubling activated abilities across your own permanents once it resolves turns a wide board into an overwhelming endgame.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rowan Kenrith is a Commander card through and through — the six-mana cost and build-around static ability are too slow and narrow for Legacy or Vintage, where she's technically legal but never played. In Commander, she slots into planeswalker-heavy lists, primarily as part of the partner pairing with Will Kenrith, where the two together open a dedicated two-planeswalker command zone. Oathbreaker is the one format where Rowan Kenrith can serve as the actual focal point, since the 20-life starting total and faster games make her punisher ability more immediately relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.59 bulk tier
At $0.59, Rowan Kenrith sits firmly in bulk territory, which accurately reflects her narrow playability. The price is stable — there's no sleeper demand waiting to move it, and the ceiling is low outside of a dedicated planeswalker-tribal deck that specifically wants the partner pairing.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.