Soul Partition
Instant
Exile target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast by an opponent this way costs 
more to cast.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Promos
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #6261
Soul Partition exiles any nonland permanent until its controller pays three extra mana to recast it — which at instant speed is often a full turn of tempo lost, sometimes more. The cost is real: you're handing the problem back eventually, but in fast engines like Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver that delay is all you need to win through.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver runs Soul Partition because it doubles as a protection spell — exile your own Dargo before a wrath resolves, then recast him cheaply off sacrificed artifacts to rebuild ahead of everyone else at the table.
Rocco, Street Chef
Rocco, Street Chef wants Soul Partition as a tempo tool that buys a critical turn against fast combo while Rocco's food engine catches up — the three-mana recast tax is punishing enough in a deck that's already pressuring life totals through incremental advantage.
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, Soul Partition earns its slot as a flexible answer that doubles as protection — exiling an opponent's combo piece at instant speed or saving your own commander from a board wipe are both lines the same card enables. Modern and Pioneer have faster clocks and more efficient interaction, so Soul Partition rarely competes with Path to Exile or Prismatic Ending there; the temporary nature of the exile is a real liability when games end on turn four. Legacy and Vintage are even less forgiving — the format's interaction bar is high enough that a conditional exile with a built-in expiration date doesn't make the cut. Soul Partition's home is Commander, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, Soul Partition is bulk, and that price reflects its Commander-specific utility rather than any crossover demand from competitive 60-card formats. It's a safe pickup — wide printings could push it lower, but a card this role-specific rarely spikes, and you're not paying a premium either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
- Rocco, Street Chef
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.