Soliton
Artifact Creature — Construct
: Untap this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22676
Soliton untaps itself whenever it deals damage, which in the right shell means infinite activations without ever leaving the battlefield. The five-mana cost is real, but Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy cuts that down a step, and Mairsil, the Pretender doesn't even need to pay it — just cage the ability and go.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mairsil, the Pretender
Mairsil, the Pretender cages Soliton to borrow its untap trigger, then pairs it with any tap outlet already on the cage to generate infinite activations — the ability is the whole point, and Mairsil gets it for free.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Soliton is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually matters. In 60-card formats the five-mana cost is too slow for any competitive shell and the payoff requires too much setup. Pauper is the one exception worth noting — Soliton is common, and any Pauper combo deck that can create a damage loop finds a willing partner here. Commander is the real home because the singleton rule doesn't punish a narrow card, the games go long enough to deploy it, and the combo payoffs scale to a format where one loop wins on the spot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kinnan, Bonder ProdigySolitonCryptolith Rite
Infinite colored mana; Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
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Kinnan, Bonder ProdigySolitonEnduring Vitality
Infinite colored mana; Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
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Kinnan, Bonder ProdigySolitonParadise Mantle
Infinite colored mana; Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
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Mimeoplasm, Revered OneKami of Whispered HopesSoliton
Infinite colored mana
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Soliton is firmly bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you ever need to order it. Bulk combo pieces like this tend to stay flat; demand is narrow enough that no reprint pressure matters and no spike is coming.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.