Standardize
Instant
Choose a creature type other than Wall. Each creature becomes that type until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $1.23
- EDHREC rank
- #15800
Standardize makes every creature on the board share a creature type — the same creature type — turning any tribal payoff into a global engine the moment it resolves. It costs three mana at instant speed, which is the right price for a card that exists almost entirely to break Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist in half.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist forces each player to sacrifice a non-Salamander creature at each end step unless they control the most Salamanders — Standardize makes every creature on the board a Salamander, so the player with the most creatures is suddenly safe while everyone else starts eating their own boards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Standardize is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero play outside Commander for good reason: the effect is far too situational and opponent-dependent to matter in one-on-one formats. In Commander it has exactly one home — Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist — where it functions as a combo enabler rather than a generically useful spell. Outside that shell, it's a bulk rare with no natural predators and no natural buyers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.23 cheap tier
At $1.23, Standardize sits in cheap territory, which is accurate given how narrow its applications are. Demand is effectively capped at Gor Muldrak decks, so there's no pressure pushing the price higher.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.