Sorin, Solemn Visitor
Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
+1: Until your next turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink.
−2: Create a 2/2 black Vampire creature token with flying.
−6: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $2.73
- EDHREC rank
- #10988
Sorin, Solemn Visitor lands and immediately swings the board — the +1 pumps your whole team and staples lifelink onto them for a turn, which can flip a race in one attack step. Four mana for that kind of immediate pressure is fair, and the ultimate producing a 2/2 flying token army closes games; Sorin of House Markov decks run this version specifically for the anthem effect and the life buffer it creates.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sorin of House Markov
Sorin of House Markov naturally assembles a Vampire-heavy token board, and Sorin, Solemn Visitor's +1 turns that wide army into a lifelink threat that punishes any opponent who doesn't block — the life gain feeds triggers and buys the turns needed to hit the ultimate.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sorin, Solemn Visitor slots cleanly into any Orzhov or Mardu token or lifegain strategy — the +1 is relevant the turn it enters, which matters when four mana competes against a lot of powerful four-drops. In Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana planeswalker without an immediate defensive ability has largely been outpaced by the format's speed, so it sees fringe play at best outside dedicated life-gain shells. Legacy and Vintage have the card legal but the bar for a four-mana non-combo piece is too high to see real play. Oathbreaker is the format where Sorin, Solemn Visitor gets the most mileage outside Commander, particularly as a signature spell target in life-gain-themed builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.73 cheap tier
At $2.73, Sorin, Solemn Visitor sits firmly in budget planeswalker territory — you're getting real board impact for the price of a draft pick. It's been printed enough times to suppress the price and keep it accessible, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
- Sorin of House Markov
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.