Soulsworn Spirit
Creature — Spirit
This creature can't be blocked.
When this creature enters, detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24620
Soulsworn Spirit enters the battlefield with a enters-tapped drawback but brings a built-in evasion package — it can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it phases out at the beginning of each end step, making it nearly impossible to remove with sorcery-speed interaction. The cost is real: a 2/2 for three mana that phases out every other combat is too inconsistent for most competitive lists, but in decks that care about each attack connecting, that repeatable protection has genuine value.
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, Soulsworn Spirit occupies a narrow niche — it fits best in Dimir or Azorius flicker and phasing builds where the phase-out is a feature rather than a tax, and in decks that want a creature that reliably dodges wraths on opponents' turns. Competitive Commander essentially ignores it; a 2/2 for three with no immediate impact on a board state isn't pulling weight at high-powered tables. Soulsworn Spirit is technically legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer, but those formats have no reason to run it — the statline and effect don't clear any meaningful threshold in 60-card environments. Oathbreaker is the one alternate format where a low-cost, evasive body that self-protects could find a home in the right strategy.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Soulsworn Spirit is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price reflects exactly where it belongs: it's a freely available role-player for brewers who specifically need what it does, with no reason to expect upward pressure.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.