Sumala Sentry
Creature — Elf Archer
Reach
Whenever a face-down permanent you control is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on it and a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22148
Sumala Sentry is a two-mana 2/3 vigilance creature that reveals the top card of your library whenever it becomes tapped — a persistent scry-adjacent effect that stacks hard in decks that want to know what's coming. Kaust, Eyes of the Glade turns that revealed card into actual card advantage, which is the whole reason Sumala Sentry shows up in over 27% of those lists.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
Kaust, Eyes of the Glade cares deeply about knowing the top card of your library, and Sumala Sentry generates that information every time it attacks or blocks — which, with vigilance, is effectively every turn cycle. The two cards form a self-reinforcing loop: Sumala Sentry reveals, Kaust converts the reveal into a draw or a mana discount, and the engine keeps churning.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sumala Sentry earns its slot specifically in Kaust, Eyes of the Glade decks and other top-deck-matters builds — outside that context, a vanilla 2/3 vigilance with a conditional reveal doesn't clear the bar. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, it doesn't come close to seeing play; two mana for a creature that only incidentally peeks at your library is well below rate when measured against the format's threats and interaction. Standard and Legacy are the same story — Sumala Sentry is too narrow and too slow for formats where every slot is contested by pushed alternatives. Treat it as a Commander-only card and build around it accordingly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Sumala Sentry is pure bulk — buy a playset without thinking about it. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow applications rarely move in price, so don't expect this to appreciate; just grab copies when you need them and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.