Scion of Stygia
Creature — Tiefling Shaman
Flash
Cone of Cold — When this creature enters, choose target creature an opponent controls, then roll a d20.
1—9 | Tap that creature.
10—20 | Tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #15513
Scion of Stygia puts a body on board and replaces itself with a card the turn it arrives — that's the whole pitch. Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor turns the Warlock creature type into a discount engine, making Scion of Stygia a free or near-free cantrip that also advances your board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor reduces the cost of Warlocks you cast, which means Scion of Stygia often costs one or two mana less than printed — at that point you're paying almost nothing for a body that draws a card and triggers any dice-roll payoffs Wyll cares about.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scion of Stygia is a role-player in Warlock-tribal builds centered on Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor, where the cost reduction makes it a nearly free cantrip — outside that shell, it's too low-impact for a 100-card singleton format. In Pauper, a two-mana 2/1 that draws a card sits in reasonable territory for aggressive black strategies that need card flow without going up in mana, though competition at that slot is stiff. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no realistic use case for Scion of Stygia — the rate isn't close to what those formats demand at two mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Scion of Stygia is deep bulk — pick it up as an incidental inclusion rather than a deliberate purchase. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price rarely move unless a new commander pushes the tribe into the spotlight, so don't expect the price to matter either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.