Tifa, Martial Artist
Legendary Creature — Human Monk
Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
Whenever one or more creatures you control with power 7 or greater deal combat damage to a player, untap all creatures you control. If it's the first combat phase of your turn, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4313
Tifa, Martial Artist puts immediate pressure on the board by powering up alongside Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER — the two are designed as a pair, and she does real work the turn she enters. The cost is context: outside the Cloud shell, her ceiling drops sharply, and she competes for a slot in a 99 that has better standalone options at her mana value.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER runs Tifa, Martial Artist in over 80% of decks because she directly fuels his limit break mechanic — she enters with counters, attacks, and advances the damage threshold Cloud needs to unlock his abilities, making the two a cohesive engine rather than incidental partners.
Miles Morales
Miles Morales decks that include Tifa, Martial Artist are leaning on her as an aggressive body that contributes to the combat-focused gameplan Miles rewards, though at a 26% inclusion rate she's a role-player here, not a cornerstone.
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 Tifa, Martial Artist belongs — specifically inside the Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER partnership that she was built to enable. In Legacy and Vintage she's legal but irrelevant; those formats don't have time for a creature that asks you to invest in a multi-card synergy at sorcery speed. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning, where her ability to pair with a specific planeswalker-as-commander could mirror the Cloud dynamic, but the format's smaller card pool narrows the ceiling. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Tifa, Martial Artist isn't resolved in our current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given her near-exclusive home in Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER Commander decks, demand is real but concentrated — if you're building that deck, she's a pickup; if you're not, she's a pass.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
- Miles Morales
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.