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Solitary Sanctuary

Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Whenever you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Wilds of Eldraine
Price
$0.31
EDHREC rank
#8161
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Solitary Sanctuary card art
Solitary Sanctuary taps a creature and draws you a card — repeatable, on-board, and stapled to one of the most underrated control engines in white. The cost is real: you need a steady stream of tap triggers to make it hum, which is exactly why Glare of Subdual and Hylda of the Icy Crown decks snap it up immediately.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Hylda of the Icy Crown

Hylda of the Icy Crown

73.1% of decks · synergy 0.69

Hylda of the Icy Crown turns every tap effect into a token or a buff, and Solitary Sanctuary means each of those taps replaces itself in hand — the two cards form a self-sustaining loop of tempo and card advantage.

02
Kros, Defense Contractor

Kros, Defense Contractor

30.7% of decks · synergy 0.30

Kros, Defense Contractor distributes goad counters constantly, and Solitary Sanctuary converts each tap-down into a fresh card, keeping the control web stocked while opponents' boards stall out.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Solitary Sanctuary earns its slot — tap-heavy strategies are widespread, and the card advantage compounds across a long multiplayer game. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's too slow and too conditional; dedicated tap packages aren't consistent enough to justify three mana for a single draw. Standard and Vintage are legal but similarly uninterested — the former lacks the density of tap synergies, the latter has far more powerful draw engines. Solitary Sanctuary is a Commander card through and through.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.31 bulk tier

At $0.31, Solitary Sanctuary sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without hesitation if you're building any tap-matters deck. Bulk rares with narrow but genuine synergy homes tend to stay cheap, so don't expect this to spike unless a new high-profile commander makes tap-draw mandatory.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.