The Brothers' War
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create two tapped Powerstone tokens.
II — Choose two target players. Until your next turn, each creature they control attacks the other chosen player each combat if able.
III — This Saga deals X damage to any target and X damage to any other target, where X is the number of artifacts you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander
- Price
- $1.07
- EDHREC rank
- #12270
The Brothers' War puts two 9/9 indestructible artifact creatures on the board for seven mana — that's the headline, and it's a real one. The catch is the symmetry: your opponent gets the same two threats, so you need a reason to want them on their side of the table.
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 |
In Commander, The Brothers' War earns its slot specifically in artifact-matters builds — Urza, Breya, Mishra — where the symmetric token clause is either negated by sacrifice outlets or actively exploited for asymmetric value. Outside those shells, paying seven mana to hand your opponent two 9/9 indestructible blockers is too dangerous at a table with three opponents. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but irrelevant — seven mana is a non-starter in formats that end games on turns one through three. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning, and the same Commander logic applies: you need a specific payoff or the symmetry will cost you the game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.07 cheap tier
At $1.07, The Brothers' War is firmly budget territory — no barrier to testing it in any artifact deck. That price is likely stable given its narrow commander application and lack of eternal-format demand.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.