Synod Sanctum
Artifact
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: Exile target permanent you control., Sacrifice this artifact: Return all cards exiled with this artifact to the battlefield under your control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #19050
Synod Sanctum exiles all your permanents, then returns them to the battlefield when it leaves — a mass-blink on a stick, but one that costs four mana to activate and another four to crack. The setup cost is real, but the payoff in flicker-matters or enters-the-battlefield-heavy decks is genuine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Synod Sanctum has any business seeing play — the format's slower pace and emphasis on ETB value makes the four-plus-four mana investment survivable. In Legacy and Vintage, the cost structure is a non-starter; no competitive deck wants to spend eight mana across two turns flickering its own board when faster, cleaner options exist. Modern is technically legal but practically irrelevant for the same reason. Synod Sanctum is a Commander card, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Synod Sanctum sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a niche effect with a narrow audience. It won't appreciate unless a future commander breaks the exile-and-return mechanic wide open, so buy it if you need it and don't expect it to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.