Sunset Saboteur
Creature — Human Rogue
Menace
Ward—Discard a card.
Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Edge of Eternities Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19381
Sunset Saboteur locks down a creature or planeswalker every combat step it survives — repeated, free tapping at negligible cost. The catch is that a 2/1 for two needs a specific shell to justify the slot, and Horobi, Death's Wail is exactly that shell, turning each tap trigger into a kill.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns Sunset Saboteur's tap ability into a repeatable removal engine — every creature Sunset Saboteur targets dies outright, since Horobi makes any targeting effect lethal.
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 |
Sunset Saboteur is legal everywhere except Pauper, but constructed formats outside Commander have no interest in a 2/1 with a combat-step tap — the effect is too slow and the body too fragile for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer. In Commander it earns its seat in exactly one context: Horobi, Death's Wail, where the tap-to-target clause becomes a mass removal threat stapled to an evasive creature. Outside of that specific commander, Sunset Saboteur is a niche role-player at best and a seat-filler at worst.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Sunset Saboteur isn't available in this context, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest number. Given its narrow application, expect bulk-rare territory — a card this role-specific rarely commands a premium outside its one true home.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.