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Sephiroth, Fallen Hero

Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier

Jenova Cells — Whenever Sephiroth attacks, you may put a cell counter on target creature. Until end of turn, each modified creature you control has base power and toughness 7/5. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
The Reunion — {3}, Sacrifice a modified creature: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{R}{W}
Color identity
RW
Rarity
rare
Set
Final Fantasy Commander
Price
$0.37
EDHREC rank
#4317
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Sephiroth, Fallen Hero card art
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero hits the board as a four-mana 4/4 flying lifelinker who murders a creature when he enters — that's immediate, tangible value before he does anything else. The cost is a mana-hungry activated ability that competes with other spells, but Anax, Hardened in the Forge and Mog, Moogle Warrior decks pay that price willingly because Sephiroth's ETB and stat line carry their weight independent of the ability.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Mog, Moogle Warrior

Mog, Moogle Warrior

59.8% of decks · synergy 0.57

Mog, Moogle Warrior is the tightest fit — Mog cares about Warriors and non-Human synergies, and Sephiroth, Fallen Hero's enter-the-battlefield removal lines up cleanly with the churn-and-value gameplan Mog demands from every creature slot.

02
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

58.2% of decks · synergy 0.51

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER runs a Final Fantasy party-style engine, and Sephiroth, Fallen Hero is one of the marquee payoffs — the name recognition alone pushes inclusion near 58%, but the flying body and removal trigger deliver real board presence in a deck already hunting for powerful four-drops.

03
Tifa, Martial Artist

Tifa, Martial Artist

48.9% of decks · synergy 0.42

Tifa, Martial Artist rewards attacking with pumped-up creatures, and Sephiroth, Fallen Hero's lifelink keeps the pilot's life total healthy while the 4/4 flying body threatens overhead — nearly half of all Tifa lists run him for exactly that combination of offense and sustain.

04
Sokka and Suki

Sokka and Suki

39.4% of decks · synergy 0.38

Sokka and Suki benefit from creatures that generate value on entry, and Sephiroth, Fallen Hero's ETB removal means he earns his slot the turn he lands rather than asking for patience — 39% inclusion reflects how well that instant-value profile fits the deck's proactive gameplan.

05
Iroh, Tea Master

Iroh, Tea Master

22.7% of decks · synergy 0.19

Iroh, Tea Master leans on legendary creatures and incremental value, and Sephiroth, Fallen Hero's lifelink synergizes with the life-gain themes Iroh rewards — inclusion sits at 23%, making him a solid role-player rather than a centerpiece in this shell.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Sephiroth, Fallen Hero belongs — the singleton format's tolerance for expensive, splashy legends lets him shine as either a commander or a high-value 99 inclusion. In Vintage and Legacy, he's technically legal, but a four-mana creature with no fast-mana interaction and no blue-black broken synergy isn't competing in those formats; you'll never see him at a Legacy table outside of a casual setting. Oathbreaker gives him a niche home, particularly as a signature-spell-paired finisher, though the format's lower life totals and faster clock mean his value has to come down on curve or not at all. Standard, Pioneer, and Modern all exclude him, and Pauper is off the table by rarity — his competitive life is Commander, full stop.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.37 bulk tier

At $0.37, Sephiroth, Fallen Hero is firmly bulk — a four-mana flying lifelinker with removal attached should cost more, and the price reflects print-run volume rather than power level. Bulk rares with genuine on-board impact tend to hold a floor around this tier rather than crater further, so you're not buying into a falling knife, but don't expect appreciation either.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.