Threnody Singer
Creature — Siren
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is your devotion to blue. (Each 
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25296
Threnody Singer enters with a ward ability stapled to every nonland permanent you control, taxing opponents one life per spell that targets your stuff — a meaningful speed bump against interaction-heavy tables. The cost is a 1/1 body for two mana that does nothing on its own and scales down to zero utility the moment your board is empty.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Threnody Singer finds its best footing in wide-board strategies where opponents face repeated life payments to interact with multiple permanents, turning a 0.04 body into a soft tax engine across four players. Competitive Commander tables largely ignore it — fast combos don't care about one-life taxes, and the body doesn't block meaningfully. In Modern and Legacy, it's a non-starter: those formats demand immediate board impact, and a 1/1 with a conditional ward variant doesn't clear that bar. Pioneer has similarly efficient two-drops that do far more. Threnody Singer is a casual Commander card, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Threnody Singer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. There's no realistic path to price appreciation here; casual ward synergies don't drive demand the way combo pieces or staples do.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.