Tymna the Weaver

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

Lifelink
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, you may pay X life, where X is the number of opponents that were dealt combat damage this turn. If you do, draw X cards.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{W}{B}
Color identity
BW
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2016
Price
EDHREC rank
#4142
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Tymna the Weaver card art
Tymna the Weaver converts combat damage spread across opponents into raw card advantage — pay life equal to the number of opponents who took damage this turn, draw that many cards. The cost is real but the ceiling in a four-player game is drawing three cards for three life at instant speed after combat, which is one of the most efficient draw engines ever printed at two mana.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

47.6% of decks · synergy 0.44

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness drains each opponent for 1 whenever a creature you control dies, which means every combat step pre-loads Tymna the Weaver's trigger condition without needing actual combat damage to connect — Ardbert chips opponents' life totals while his sacrifice fodder enables the lifepay for cards.

02
The Destined Warrior

The Destined Warrior

32.5% of decks · synergy 0.31

The Destined Warrior cares about warriors attacking and dealing damage, so Tymna the Weaver slots in as the draw engine that keeps the aggressive warrior line topped up — hitting multiple players in one swing pays off both commanders simultaneously.

03

Cecil, Dark Knight

31.4% of decks · synergy 0.28

Cecil, Dark Knight runs a life-payment theme that absorbs Tymna the Weaver's life cost almost for free, and Cecil's ability to attack multiple opponents opens the door for Tymna to draw two or three cards off a single combat step.

04
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

23.8% of decks · synergy 0.22

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima generates a wide board of Ghost tokens that spread combat damage across multiple opponents, turning every attack into a Tymna the Weaver trigger worth two or three cards — the token width does the work the draw engine needs.

05
Burakos, Party LeaderFolk Hero

Burakos, Party Leader // Folk Hero

17.6% of decks · synergy 0.14

Burakos, Party Leader // Folk Hero rewards attacking with a diverse creature party and generates Treasure on damage, so pairing it with Tymna the Weaver means a successful attack both fuels your mana and replaces the hand you spent casting your party pieces.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Commander is the format Tymna the Weaver was designed for and where it does its best work — three opponents means three potential combat targets each turn, and that ceiling of three cards for three life is what puts it on the short list of the most powerful two-mana commanders ever printed. In Legacy and Vintage, Tymna the Weaver is legal but sees little play outside of curated formats; the card advantage is strong but two-player games halve the ceiling, and dedicated competitive formats have more efficient draw engines that don't require attacking. Oathbreaker is the other format worth noting: as a signature-spell signature or just as a 99 piece in an aggressive life-payment shell, Tymna the Weaver's low mana cost makes it easy to slot in and recur when needed.

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Current pricing data for Tymna the Weaver isn't available in this context, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Historically it has commanded a premium as a staple commander-bracket card and frequent cEDH piece, so expect to pay accordingly for non-reprint copies.

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