Shinewend
Creature — Elemental
Flying
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Destroy target enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #18635
Shinewend enters with a counter on it, immediately removes an enchantment, and leaves a 1/1 flying body behind — all for two mana. It's narrow by design, but in any enchantment-heavy meta it earns its slot cleanly.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shinewend is a role-player in white decks that want cheap, repeatable ways to answer Propaganda, Rhystic Study, or opposing enchantment-based combos without spending a high-value slot. Pauper is where Shinewend sees its most consistent competitive consideration, since enchantments like Spellstutter Sprite setups and Curse effects are common and cheap interaction at common rarity is scarce. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too narrow — those formats kill you before enchantment removal matters at this rate. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: useful in the right build, invisible in the wrong one.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Shinewend is firmly bulk — you're picking this out of a common box, not a store display. Bulk commons don't appreciate, but this one won't cost you anything to try.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.