Threadbind Clique // Rip the Seams
Creature — Faerie // Instant — Adventure
Flying
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #15826
Threadbind Clique // Rip the Seams taps down a creature and an artifact on a 3/3 flying body, locking out key permanents the turn it enters — the back half then shreds the opponent's hand for late-game reach. The four-mana cost is fair for what you get, especially once Gorion, Wise Mentor starts adventuring it for free.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor casts Threadbind Clique // Rip the Seams as the adventure target whenever he blinks or bounces, turning every recurrence into a fresh tap-down on the board's most threatening permanent.
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 |
In Commander, Threadbind Clique // Rip the Seams slots neatly into any blue-white or Esper pile that wants tempo plays with a body — tapping a commander or combo piece at the right moment is genuine disruption, not just filler. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too narrow; dedicated tempo decks have cheaper options that don't cost four mana to deploy. Standard is the one exception worth watching: when the format is creature-light and artifact-heavy, the tap-two clause punches above its weight on a flying blocker. Legacy and Vintage can legally run it but never will.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Threadbind Clique // Rip the Seams is deep bulk — you're paying commodity pricing for a card that does real work in the right shell. Bulk rare MDFCs with redundant text rarely spike, so expect the price to stay flat unless a Commander precon pushes the archetype.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.