Is Tannuk, Memorial Ensign good in Commander?

Tannuk, Memorial Ensign in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Tannuk, Memorial Ensign hits the board and immediately starts paying you back — the real cost is the slot, and it earns it. In Toph, Hardheaded Teacher builds especially, the combination of cheap casting cost and meaningful on-board presence makes this an easy inclusion over similar options.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Toph, Hardheaded Teacher

68.7% of decks · synergy 0.63

Toph, Hardheaded Teacher runs Tannuk, Memorial Ensign in over 68% of decks because the two pieces feed the same engine — Tannuk's presence directly amplifies what Toph wants to be doing on and after the turn it lands.

02

Toph, the First Metalbender

57.5% of decks · synergy 0.50

Toph, the First Metalbender picks up Tannuk, Memorial Ensign in more than half of all lists, leveraging the synergy between Tannuk's effect and the artifact- and land-matters themes the deck runs.

03

Hearthhull, the Worldseed

62.9% of decks · synergy 0.50

Hearthhull, the Worldseed slots in Tannuk, Memorial Ensign at a 63% clip because Tannuk's contribution compounds cleanly with Hearthhull's resource-generation game plan.

04

Bumi, Unleashed

39.9% of decks · synergy 0.34

Bumi, Unleashed picks up Tannuk, Memorial Ensign in roughly 40% of builds, where Tannuk's low barrier to entry fits the deck's tendency to flood the board with impactful pieces quickly.

05

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

45.9% of decks · synergy 0.33

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd reaches for Tannuk, Memorial Ensign in nearly half its lists because Tannuk aligns with the graveyard and recursion loops Szarel is built to exploit.

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

Tannuk, Memorial Ensign is legal everywhere from Standard through Legacy and Vintage, but Commander is where it actually sees play. In 60-card formats, the effect doesn't scale to the speed or density of interaction required, and it doesn't show up in competitive lists at any level. Commander is the format that gives Tannuk the time and the redundancy-friendly singleton structure to do its job, and the synergy data reflects that — this is a Commander card through and through. Oathbreaker is a legal home as well, and the same logic applies: slower, multiplayer games reward what Tannuk offers.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.39 bulk tier

At $0.39, Tannuk, Memorial Ensign sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for utility. Bulk rares at this price point don't typically hold or climb unless a format shift pushes them, so treat this as a cheap pickup for the decks that want it, not a spec.