Tyvar's Stand
Instant
Target creature you control gets +X/+X and gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $1.08
- EDHREC rank
- #769
Tyvar's Stand gives a creature hexproof and indestructible until end of turn for one green mana, scaling up with X to pump power and toughness on top — all at instant speed. Commanders like Zimone, Infinite Analyst that need one specific creature to survive a removal spell or board wipe to keep an engine running will almost always find a slot for this.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Zimone, Infinite Analyst is the definitive home for Tyvar's Stand — Zimone herself is the engine, and losing her to a single removal spell collapses the whole loop, so a one-mana protection spell that also incidentally pumps her through a combat trade is exactly what the deck wants.
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton rewards you for keeping him alive through combat, and Tyvar's Stand both protects him from removal and can push his power high enough to guarantee a hit, making it a natural fit for the archetype.
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet cares deeply about X spells, and Tyvar's Stand is an X spell that doubles as a protection piece — in a deck already built to sink mana into X costs, this card pulls double duty.
The Howling Abomination
The Howling Abomination wants to swing into open boards and survive, and Tyvar's Stand provides insurance against the blocks and removal spells that would otherwise end its turn early.
Legolas, Master Archer
Legolas, Master Archer depends on staying on the battlefield to keep picking off targets, and Tyvar's Stand is the cheapest way to blank the removal spell that would otherwise end his shooting spree.
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, Tyvar's Stand earns its slot as a one-mana protection spell that doubles as a combat trick — a combination most comparable effects can't offer at that price. The hexproof plus indestructible clause is redundant-by-design: it beats both targeted removal and board wipes simultaneously, which matters enormously in a four-player game where both threats appear on the same stack. In Modern and Pioneer, Tyvar's Stand competes in a crowded field of protection spells, and while the X mode is cute, most creature-combo decks there already run Veil of Summer or Heroic Intervention for broader coverage. Legacy and Vintage have little interest — the formats move too fast and the protection spells too efficient for a single-creature reactive spell to see play. Commander is where Tyvar's Stand does its best work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.08 cheap tier
At $1.08, Tyvar's Stand sits firmly in the cheap tier — a no-brainer inclusion you don't have to budget around. Demand from high-volume Zimone, Infinite Analyst builds keeps a floor under the price, so it's unlikely to fall much further even as supply grows.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.