Sinew Dancer
Creature — Phyrexian Soldier
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: Tap target creature.
Corrupted — , : Tap target creature. Activate only if an opponent has three or more poison counters.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17300
Sinew Dancer taps a creature on the board for free every time it attacks — repeated pseudo-removal stapled to a body. The cost is that you need it to survive combat and connect, which makes it fragile in any environment where blockers or removal are common.
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, Sinew Dancer earns its slot in tap-themed or combat-heavy decks where the trigger fires consistently and the effect compounds over multiple turns. In Pauper, the common constraint means tap-based control and aggressive white decks are both plausible homes, though the fragility of a 1/1 body is a real liability. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have faster clocks and more efficient interaction, so Sinew Dancer doesn't realistically compete in those formats outside of highly specific synergy builds. It's fundamentally a multiplayer card — the threat density in Commander means there's almost always a relevant target, which is where Sinew Dancer does its best work.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Sinew Dancer isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest figure. Given its narrow application and common-level power, it's almost certainly a bulk pickup wherever you find it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.