Suspicious Bookcase
Artifact Creature — Wall
Defender
, 
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #4834
Suspicious Bookcase gives any creature unblockable for two mana at sorcery speed — cheap, colorless, and repeatable. Outside of decks built around that effect, The Pride of Hull Clade being its single biggest home tells you everything: this is a role-player, not a staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
The Pride of Hull Clade cares about creatures with the highest power connecting unblocked, and Suspicious Bookcase is one of the cleanest ways to guarantee that trigger fires every turn for just two mana.
Arcades, the Strategist
Arcades, the Strategist runs a wall-based beatdown plan where defenders need to connect to close games, and Suspicious Bookcase turns any high-toughness blocker into an unblockable threat on demand.
Yargle and Multani
Yargle and Multani is a 9/5 that wins in two hits if it connects, so Suspicious Bookcase's repeatable unblockable effect is a reliable way to push that damage through without relying on combat tricks.
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Frodo, Sauron's Bane needs to deal combat damage to players to advance its ring-tempting plan, and Suspicious Bookcase is a budget-friendly, colorless way to make that happen through any board state.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Suspicious Bookcase is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees meaningful play in Commander. In 60-card formats, paying two mana per attack to grant unblockable is far too slow and mana-inefficient compared to cheap auras or pump spells that do the job once for less. Commander is where the repeatable activated ability earns its keep, specifically in decks that need a single threat to connect repeatedly — Voltron strategies, ring-tempt commanders, and high-power creature decks that lack evasion in their color identity.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Suspicious Bookcase is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any dollar bin without effort. That price is stable by definition: there's no demand pressure to push it up, and it's too narrow to spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Pride of Hull Clade
- Arcades, the Strategist
- Yargle and Multani
- Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.