Syndicate Heavy
Creature — Giant Rogue
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay 
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 4 or more life this turn, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.70
- EDHREC rank
- #18556
Syndicate Heavy enters with a Clue token and taxes every spell your opponents cast at it by making them sacrifice an artifact — a meaningful hoop on a 3/4 body for four mana. It earns its slot in artifact-sacrifice and clue-matters strategies, but it's a role player, not a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Syndicate Heavy pulls real weight — multiplayer means the artifact-sacrifice tax hits more opponents, and clue tokens feed draw-hungry blue and white value engines. Legacy and Vintage allow it but would never run it; four mana for a 3/4 with conditional disruption doesn't compete at those power levels. It's absent from Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper entirely, so the card lives and dies in Commander and Oathbreaker, where the clue synergy and sacrifice pressure have room to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.70 bulk tier
At $0.70, Syndicate Heavy sits firmly in bulk territory — grab it without hesitation if the synergy fits. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't tend to climb, so buy it for the deck, not the binder.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.