Supportive Parents
Creature — Human Citizen
Tap two untapped creatures you control: Add one mana of any color.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #14104
Supportive Parents is a white enchantment that buffs a creature and staples a protective effect to it, delivering immediate board impact for a low mana investment. The cost is real — you're spending a card slot on an aura, which means you lose to removal — but in the right shell, the payoff justifies it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Peter Parker
Peter Parker's ability to leverage Spider synergies and suit up a single threat makes Supportive Parents a natural fit — it reinforces the creature Peter Parker cares about most while keeping it alive through combat.
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, Supportive Parents is a niche inclusion rather than a staple — it slots into decks that want to protect and pump one specific creature, typically under Peter Parker, where the synergy density makes the aura risk acceptable. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, Supportive Parents competes against a deeper pool of enchantments and generally doesn't clear the bar for dedicated aura strategies. Legacy and Vintage have too many faster, more explosive options to care. Standard is its most relevant non-Commander home, where card pools are shallow enough that a clean protective enchantment can find a role in aggressive or go-wide white decks.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Supportive Parents is firmly bulk — you're not paying a premium, and there's no meaningful price floor to worry about. Pick it up for casual or budget builds without hesitation; it won't hold or gain value, but it also won't cost you anything to include.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Peter Parker
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.