Sidisi's Faithful
Creature — Snake Wizard
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, return target creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #17245
Sidisi's Faithful bounces a creature for one blue mana at sorcery speed — that's real interaction stapled to a 0/4 defender body that blocks well early. The sorcery-speed limitation keeps it out of top-tier removal, but in exploit-heavy or sacrifice-synergy shells it earns its slot by pulling double duty.
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, Sidisi's Faithful earns its place in exploit-centric decks where sacrificing it is the point, not a cost — commanders like Sidisi, Undead Vizier that want repeated exploit triggers make this a recurrable bounce spell stapled to a body. Outside of those synergy shells, a sorcery-speed bounce on a 0/4 is too slow for the average pod. In Pauper it's a fringe option in blue tempo shells, but better bounce creatures exist at common. Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer all have access to strictly superior interaction, so Sidisi's Faithful doesn't register competitively in those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Sidisi's Faithful is firmly bulk — a throw-in card you pick up as an afterthought, not a deliberate purchase. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a future exploit payoff breaks through, so buy it for the synergy, not the spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.