Sanctum Weaver
Enchantment Creature — Dryad
: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of enchantments you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #604
Sanctum Weaver taps for one green mana per enchantment you control — in a deck running 15 or 20 enchantments, that's a mana engine that dwarfs most ramp spells by turn four. Pair it with Freed from the Real and you have infinite mana the moment Sanctum Weaver hits the board, which is exactly why Anikthea, Hand of Erebos lists run it at over 90%.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos fills the graveyard with enchantments and reanimates them as tokens, so Sanctum Weaver scales absurdly fast — by mid-game it's producing four or five mana off a single tap, and the Freed from the Real combo sits right in Anikthea's colors.
Wildsear, Scouring Maw
Wildsear, Scouring Maw wants to proliferate and build a wide enchantment board, and Sanctum Weaver converts that board into the mana needed to keep casting and proliferating ahead of the table.
Sythis, Harvest's Hand
Sythis, Harvest's Hand builds a dense enchantment density faster than almost any other commander, which means Sanctum Weaver reaches its ceiling — multiple mana per activation — by turn three or four with any reasonable draw.
Ellivere of the Wild Court
Ellivere of the Wild Court layers Auras and Role tokens onto creatures, and Sanctum Weaver turns that enchantment volume into the mana required to keep suiting up the board before opponents can stabilize.
Narci, Fable Singer
Narci, Fable Singer wins by sacrificing enchantments and generating value off their deaths, and Sanctum Weaver provides the mana acceleration to flood the board with enchantments quickly enough to make those sacrifice triggers matter.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sanctum Weaver is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it's genuinely powerful. In Legacy and Vintage, a two-mana 1/1 that produces one green on tap is too slow against the format's actual threats, and enchantment density is rarely high enough to make the ability meaningful. Modern enchantress shells exist at a casual level, but Sanctum Weaver competes poorly with faster mana production and dies to the format's ubiquitous removal before it generates meaningful value. Commander is where Sanctum Weaver earns its slot — enchantment commanders routinely hit 15–25 enchantments, the game runs long enough for the ability to compound, and the infinite-mana lines with Freed from the Real are easy to assemble.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Sanctum WeaverAggravated Assault
Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat phases; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Staff of DominationSanctum Weaver
Infinite card draw; Infinite colored mana; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Sanctum Weaver isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its 93% inclusion rate in Anikthea, Hand of Erebos decks and near-universal presence across enchantress commanders, it has consistently commanded a premium over a bulk rare — expect to pay accordingly.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.