Tyrant of Discord
Creature — Elemental
When this creature enters, target opponent chooses a permanent they control at random and sacrifices it. If a nonland permanent is sacrificed this way, repeat this process.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $3.25
- EDHREC rank
- #11822
Tyrant of Discord hits the table and immediately forces an opponent to sacrifice permanents at random, often wiping their board before it ever swings — the effect is backbreaking the turn it resolves. The problem is seven mana for a 7/7 with no evasion and no protection, which means it only earns its slot in decks that can cheat it into play early, and Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood does exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood generates large mana spikes off big-power creatures, and Tyrant of Discord sitting in the graveyard or hand is exactly the kind of seven-drop that Gilanra's discount and Alena's red mana surge can deploy turns ahead of schedule — the chaos trigger then refuels the engine by wiping blockers or stripping an opponent's key permanents.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Tyrant of Discord actually lives — three opponents means three potential targets for its cascade of sacrifice triggers, and a single resolution can gut the most threatening board at the table. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but functionally irrelevant; seven mana is a game-ending sum in those formats, and random-sacrifice effects don't close games fast enough to compete. Modern shares the same problem: the format's threats end the game well before turn seven, and even reanimator shells have cleaner finishers. Commander is the format, full stop — and even there, Tyrant of Discord wants a dedicated shell that can deploy it early rather than hardcasting it on curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.25 cheap tier
At $3.25, Tyrant of Discord sits in impulse-buy territory — cheap enough to slot into any Gruul big-mana list without a second thought. It's a casual-demand card with a narrow competitive ceiling, so the price is unlikely to move dramatically in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.