Summon: Shiva
Enchantment Creature — Saga Elemental
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Heavenly Strike — Tap target creature an opponent controls. Put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
III — Diamond Dust — Draw a card for each tapped creature your opponents control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.79
- EDHREC rank
- #5436
Summon: Shiva lands as a board-wide freeze — tapping all nonland permanents an opponent controls is a massive tempo swing that can lock a player out of their next turn entirely. The cost is real, but in any deck that cares about Sagas or tap-synergies, this effect is worth it; Terra, Magical Adept in particular turns the Saga chapter triggers into an engine rather than a one-shot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Terra, Magical Adept
Terra, Magical Adept runs Summon: Shiva as a core piece — the Saga's chapter triggers feed Terra's ability to copy or recur Sagas, and the mass-tap effect lines up perfectly with a deck that wants to weaponize enchantment triggers repeatedly.
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil draws a card every time a Saga gets its first lore counter, so Summon: Shiva pulls double duty as both a tap-out threat and free card selection the moment it enters.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Yuna, Grand Summoner cares about Summon spells and legendary creatures, making Summon: Shiva a natural include that checks both boxes while providing a board-stalling effect that buys time for the big summon payoffs.
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown rewards tapping opponents' creatures with tokens and card advantage, and Summon: Shiva's mass-tap effect triggers that engine at scale — one Saga can generate a burst of Hylda activations in a single turn.
Y'shtola Rhul
Y'shtola Rhul synergizes with Summon: Shiva through the Saga and spell-casting payoffs she enables, and the freeze effect protects her from being attacked out before she generates value.
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, Summon: Shiva is at its ceiling — multiplayer politics amplify a mass-tap effect, and Saga-matters commanders like Terra, Magical Adept and Tom Bombadil give it a home far beyond casual play. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Standard, the effect is powerful but slow; a three-chapter Saga that taps down a single opponent's board competes against faster, more direct threats at the same mana cost. Vintage has access to so much broken acceleration that Summon: Shiva rarely makes the cut over immediate-impact spells. Oathbreaker sits closest to Commander in feel, and tap-synergy Planeswalkers can use it well, but the smaller deck size makes consistency easier to achieve with cheaper effects.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.79 bulk tier
At $0.79, Summon: Shiva sits firmly in bulk rare territory — cheap enough to throw into any Saga or tap-synergy deck without hesitation. Given its narrow but genuine demand in Terra, Magical Adept and Hylda of the Icy Crown builds, it's unlikely to crater further, but don't expect growth either.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Terra, Magical Adept
- Tom Bombadil
- Yuna, Grand Summoner
- Hylda of the Icy Crown
- Y'shtola Rhul
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.