Spirit en-Dal
Creature — Spirit
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Forecast — 
, Reveal this creature from your hand: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.45
- EDHREC rank
- #17125
Spirit en-Dal turns any creature into an unblockable threat for one blue mana until end of turn — cheap, instant-speed, and repeatable every combat. In Marisi, Breaker of the Coil decks specifically, guaranteeing combat damage means guaranteed goading, and a one-mana enabler that does that job at instant speed is exactly what that engine wants.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
Marisi, Breaker of the Coil needs combat damage to connect to trigger the goad effect, and Spirit en-Dal delivers that guarantee for a single blue mana — making it one of the most efficient activators in the deck, showing up in roughly 20% of Marisi lists.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Spirit en-Dal is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, though it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In Legacy and Modern, paying one mana for evasion that doesn't attach permanently or generate card advantage is too slow against the tempo demands of those formats. Commander is where Spirit en-Dal earns its slot — specifically in combat-damage-matters builds where getting through once per turn is the entire game plan, not just a nice-to-have. In Oathbreaker it's technically available but niche, only relevant if the signature spell or planeswalker rewards combat connections.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.45 bulk tier
At $0.45, Spirit en-Dal sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a narrow role-player with no competitive demand outside Commander. The price is stable — bulk commons and uncommons with a single-format home don't move much — so grab it cheap and don't expect it to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.