Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
, 
: Create a token that's a copy of another target creature or artifact you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
- Price
- $1.29
- EDHREC rank
- #4717
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance copies any artifact or creature on the battlefield as a hasty token that exiles at the next end step — immediate board impact at two mana. The temporary nature is the cost, but commanders like Obeka, Brute Chronologist skip that end step entirely, turning every copy into a permanent threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Obeka, Brute Chronologist
Obeka, Brute Chronologist's ability to end the turn before cleanup fires means tokens created by Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance never reach their exile trigger — what should be a one-turn copy becomes a permanent addition to the board.
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer converts the hasty token Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance makes into a template, then overwrites every other token on the battlefield with that same copy — one activation can become a dozen identical threats before the exile clause even matters.
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator and Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance share a name, which means only one can be on the battlefield at a time, but the synergy is still real: the Sun's Brilliance fills the two-drop slot in artifact-heavy builds that want redundant copy effects.
Goro-Goro and Satoru
Goro-Goro and Satoru rewards attacking with creatures that weren't on the battlefield at the start of the turn, and the haste-equipped tokens Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance produces qualify immediately — every activation that crashes into combat triggers the commander's payoff.
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy scales on artifact tokens entering the battlefield, and Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance delivers one each activation — even a temporary copy pumps Gimbal's gremlins and feeds any artifact-count payoffs before it exiles.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance is a role-player rather than a headliner — it slots into artifact, token, and extra-turn shells where the temporary-copy clause either doesn't matter or gets circumvented entirely. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, two mana for a copy effect is genuinely efficient, but the one-turn window limits it to niche combo applications rather than mainstream play. Legacy and Vintage offer faster, more reliable copy effects, so Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance rarely competes there. Standard and Oathbreaker are the spaces where its low mana cost and broad targeting let it punch above its weight, especially in artifact-dense environments.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Saheeli, the Sun's BrillianceCombat Celebrant
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Saheeli, the Sun's BrillianceIntruder Alarm
Infinite copies of most creatures you control with haste; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite ETB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Saheeli, the Sun's BrillianceTimestream Navigator
Infinite turns; Lock
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Saheeli, the Sun's BrillianceAtsushi, the Blazing SkyIntruder Alarm
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite copies of artifacts you control; Infinite copies of creatures you control; Infinite copies of most creatures you control with haste; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until the end of your next turn; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Saheeli, the Sun's BrillianceMinamo, School at Water's EdgePeregrine Drake
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite copies of artifacts you control; Infinite copies of creatures you control with haste; Infinite untap of lands you control
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Current price
$1.29 cheap tier
At $1.29, Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance sits in the cheap tier — easy to pick up for any deck that wants it without a second thought. Given its combo relevance and broad applicability across artifact and token strategies, that price is unlikely to erode further.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.