Savage Order
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature with power 4 or greater.
Search your library for a Dinosaur creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. It gains indestructible until your next turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Jurassic World Collection
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5120
Savage Order drops a Dinosaur from your hand onto the battlefield and immediately points it at something — the fight trigger is stapled to the tutor effect, so you're getting both a threat and removal in one shot. The two-card dependency (you need a big Dinosaur in hand) is real, but in a deck built around Apex Altisaur or the Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor engine, that's never a problem.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
Savage Order's flash on a creature into fight is exactly what Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor wants — the deploy-and-attack loop rewards every new Dinosaur entering, and dropping one at instant speed at the end of an opponent's turn sets up a lethal swing before they can react.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored triggers a free Dinosaur discover whenever a Dinosaur enters under your control, so Savage Order's flash deployment chains directly into a discover trigger — often netting another Dinosaur that fights again.
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Gishath, Sun's Avatar decks run the biggest Dinosaurs in the format, and Savage Order converts that library into removal with legs — putting an Apex Altisaur or Zetalpa into play at instant speed while clearing a blocker before Gishath swings is hard to argue with.
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 |
Savage Order is a Commander card through and through — the Dinosaur tribal payoff has no competitive home in Legacy or Vintage, where the creature types and fight mechanics don't match what those formats want. In Commander, it earns its slot in any Dinosaur deck that runs high-power creatures, because instant-speed deployment plus a fight trigger is premium interaction dressed as a threat. Oathbreaker is the only other format where it might occasionally show up, again strictly in a Dinosaur build. Outside tribal green stompy in 100-card formats, Savage Order doesn't have a realistic use case.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Apex AltisaurWrathful RaptorsSavage Order
Destroy all creatures opponents control; Near-infinite damage
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Current price
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Pricing data for Savage Order isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current market price before buying. Given its narrow tribal application, it tends to be a budget-friendly pickup even in high-demand Dinosaur precon seasons, so don't expect to pay a premium.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Apex Altisaur
- Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
- Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
- Gishath, Sun's Avatar
- Wrathful Raptors
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.