Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel
Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain
Sandman's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
Sandman can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
: Return this card and target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10112
Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel is a repeatable copy effect stapled to a cheap, evasive body — the ability to become any creature on the battlefield for a single mana turns every opponent's board into a toolbox. The cost is consistency: you're always dependent on what's already in play, which means Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel underperforms in the early game and shines hardest when the table is developed.
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 |
Commander is where Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel does its best work — multiplayer tables mean there are almost always high-value targets to copy, and the political dimension of becoming someone else's threat is genuinely powerful. In 1v1 formats like Legacy or Modern, the card is too slow and too reactive; paying mana to become a copy of something your opponent already controls is rarely ahead of the curve. Pioneer and Standard are theoretically legal homes, but the power floor is low enough that Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel will struggle to make room in competitive lists where you'd rather just run the real thing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel isn't available yet, which likely means it's a recent release still finding its market level. Pick it up sooner rather than later if the Commander application interests you — copy-effect creatures with low mana activation costs tend to settle above bulk once players identify the right shell.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.