Sinstriker's Will
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "
: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target attacking or blocking creature."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26267
Sinstriker's Will turns any creature into a removal magnet that also punches — enchant it and the equipped creature gains an activated ability that deals damage equal to its power to any target, fueled by tapping and spending mana. The setup cost is real, but Warchanter Skald makes the whole package free on ETB, which is the context where this card stops being a draft curiosity and starts being a genuine engine piece.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sinstriker's Will is a Commander card — the repeated-activation model only pays off over multiple turns, and the 100-card singleton format gives you enough redundancy (especially around Warchanter Skald) to make the engine consistent. In Legacy or Vintage it's too slow and too fragile; competitive decks at those power levels answer the enchanted creature before you untap. Modern has the same problem with a smaller card pool to support it. Commander is where the math works: you have time to set up, opponents have life totals worth grinding, and the activated ability can dome players or pick off utility creatures turn after turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Warchanter SkaldIntruder AlarmSinstriker's Will
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Sinstriker's Will isn't available at time of writing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. It's a recent set card with a narrow Commander niche, which usually keeps prices low — expect bulk-rare territory unless it breaks out in a popular archetype.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.