Sivvi's Valor
Instant
If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
All damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to you instead.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #20585
Sivvi's Valor is a combat trick that pumps a creature and replaces itself — the instant-speed card draw is the real reason to run it, not the +0/+3. In Darien, King of Kjeldor decks specifically, holding up mana for it does double duty: you threaten a combat blowout while keeping the option to cycle into gas if the board doesn't demand it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Darien, King of Kjeldor
Darien, King of Kjeldor decks are already planning to take damage and flood the board with tokens, so Sivvi's Valor fits naturally as a cheap reactive spell that keeps your soldiers alive through a combat you'd otherwise lose while drawing into the next piece of the engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sivvi's Valor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — formats where its floor (cantripping combat trick) is good enough to justify a slot in the right shell. In Commander it's a role-player, not a staple: white decks that want cheap instant-speed interaction and can use the toughness boost meaningfully, like go-wide token builds, get the most out of it. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient protection and pump spells, so Sivvi's Valor doesn't see competitive play there. It's absent from Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper, leaving Commander as its primary home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Sivvi's Valor sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying a premium for anything here. Bulk white cantrips don't tend to spike unless something breaks them in a high-profile way, so the price is stable but unlikely to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.