Scepter of Dominance
Artifact
, 
: Tap target permanent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #15228
Scepter of Dominance taps down any permanent for one white mana — an effect that scales harder than almost any other tap-effect in the format. The cost is paying three to equip and running a card that does nothing the turn it enters, but in Hylda of the Icy Crown or any stax shell that wants repeated tapping, that upfront cost pays off fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown triggers off tapping opponents' creatures, and Scepter of Dominance turns every combat step into a token, scry, or +1/+1 counter with a single mana investment — it's one of the cleanest engine pieces in the deck.
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 |
Scepter of Dominance is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees real play in Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the equip cost is too slow and the tap effect too narrow when faster disruption exists. Commander is where Scepter of Dominance earns its keep: a reusable, permanent-type-agnostic tap effect for one mana per activation is exactly the kind of incremental control tool multiplayer rewards, whether you're locking down a combo piece, stalling an attack, or fueling a trigger-hungry commander turn after turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Scepter of Dominance sits squarely in bulk territory, which means the barrier to picking one up is essentially zero. Bulk equipment with niche-but-real Commander applications rarely spike unless a new commander makes them mandatory, so expect the price to stay flat unless a future Hylda-style commander pushes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.