Titans' Nest
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
Exile a card from your graveyard: Add 
. Spend this mana only to cast a spell that's one or more colors without 
in its mana cost.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9588
Titans' Nest turns exile into a second mana pool — every card you bin becomes colorless fuel for whatever spell you need next. Teval, the Balanced Scale exiles cards constantly as part of its core loop, which means Titans' Nest doesn't ask you to do anything extra; it just monetizes the graveyard work you were already doing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Teval, the Balanced Scale's triggered ability exiles cards from graveyards on repeat, and Titans' Nest converts that exile pile directly into mana — the two cards form a resource engine where Teval fills the tank and Titans' Nest spends it.
Sin, Spira's Punishment
Sin, Spira's Punishment mills and exiles aggressively enough that Titans' Nest reliably has fuel from turn four or five onward, letting Sin's expensive threats come down ahead of curve.
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 |
Commander is where Titans' Nest does its best work: 100-card decks generate deep exile piles through self-mill, reanimation setup, and graveyard hate, giving Titans' Nest a large and reliably stocked mana source over a long game. In Modern and Legacy the card sees only fringe play — fast formats punish a do-nothing enchantment that takes a full turn cycle to generate its first mana. Pioneer offers a similar verdict; the tempo loss on turn three is steep when the format can kill you before the exile pile accumulates. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander on the power-level axis, so shells that exile aggressively can leverage Titans' Nest there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Teval, the Balanced ScaleTitans' NestEmbalmer's Tools
Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite tapped creature tokens; Exile your library and graveyard
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Inverter of TruthThassa's OracleTitans' Nest
Exile your library and graveyard; Win the game
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Titans' NestAshnod's AltarEternal ScourgePainter's Servant
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Titans' Nest isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a live number. Given its narrow best-fit in Commander exile-matters builds and modest competitive footprint, it has historically sat in the $1–3 range — worth picking up if you're building Teval, the Balanced Scale, but not a card to speculate on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Teval, the Balanced Scale
- Sin, Spira's Punishment
- Embalmer's Tools
- Inverter of Truth
- Thassa's Oracle
- Ashnod's Altar
- Eternal Scourge
- Painter's Servant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.