The Horus Heresy
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — For each opponent, gain control of up to one target nonlegendary creature that player controls for as long as this Saga remains on the battlefield.
II — Draw a card for each creature you control but don't own.
III — Starting with you, each player chooses a creature. Destroy each creature chosen this way.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- $1.04
- EDHREC rank
- #8721
The Horus Heresy hits the board and immediately deals damage equal to the greatest power among creatures your opponents control to each creature — a pseudo-Wrath that scales with the biggest threat in the room. Seven mana is the cost, and Tom Bombadil makes it free value by triggering off the saga's chapters without any additional investment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil triggers whenever a saga's lore counter is placed, meaning The Horus Heresy generates three consecutive card-advantage triggers on top of its own chapter effects — it's one of the densest single sagas you can run in that deck.
Abaddon the Despoiler
Abaddon the Despoiler cares about casting spells with mana value matching the number of corruption counters on him, and The Horus Heresy at seven mana slots into the high-end payoff range while also clearing out blockers so Abaddon connects more reliably.
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 where The Horus Heresy lives — the damage-to-all-creatures effect is tailor-made for a multiplayer board that gets out of hand, and seven mana is easier to justify when the payoff hits three or four opponents' boards at once. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but a seven-mana saga with no immediate protection does nothing against the tempo those formats demand. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case worth noting: slower games with a reliable planeswalker at the helm can get this online, particularly in saga-tribal builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.04 cheap tier
At $1.04, The Horus Heresy sits firmly in bulk-rare territory — cheap enough to slot in without a second thought. Supply from the Warhammer 40,000 Commander precons is abundant, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tom Bombadil
- Abaddon the Despoiler
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.