Selfless Glyphweaver // Deadly Vanity
Creature — Human Cleric // Sorcery
Exile this creature: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12185
Selfless Glyphweaver // Deadly Vanity is two completely different cards stapled together — a sacrifice outlet that protects a creature from a spell on the front, and a six-mana sorcery that wipes everything except one permanent of your choice on the back. The front is a narrow combat trick; the back is one of the most one-sided board wipes ever printed, and that asymmetry is the whole reason Shadrix Silverquill and similar token and enchantment strategies reach for it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill creates tokens and often runs an enchantment or permanent worth protecting, which means Deadly Vanity can clear the board while leaving exactly the piece you need — Selfless Glyphweaver // Deadly Vanity earns its slot here as a hard reset that doesn't punish you the way it punishes everyone else.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Selfless Glyphweaver // Deadly Vanity is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive non-rotating formats have little interest in a six-mana sorcery when faster, cheaper answers dominate. Commander is the natural home: the singleton rule makes the Deadly Vanity back nearly unmatchable in impact per copy, and the inherent card advantage of leaving one permanent — your best threat — while wiping everything else is exactly the kind of effect multiplayer games reward. The Glyphweaver front sees occasional fringe play as a protection piece in creature-heavy white strategies, but you're almost always playing this card for the back half.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Selfless Glyphweaver // Deadly Vanity isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its niche but genuine power in Commander, it tends to sit in a range where it's worth picking up if you're building any white strategy that wants asymmetric board wipes — supply from its original printing can be inconsistent, so grab a copy when you see it at a reasonable price.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.