Unswerving Sloth
Creature — Sloth Mount
Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, it gains indestructible until end of turn. Untap all creatures you control.
Saddle 4 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 4 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #16297
Unswerving Sloth enters the battlefield and immediately taxes every opponent's combat math by granting a creature indestructible until end of turn — the relevant part is that it triggers on cast, not on resolution, and it staples that effect to a body that Kolodin, Triumph Caster can recur and re-trigger. The cost is real: three mana for a 2/2 is below rate, and the protection is single-target and temporary.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster rewards casting creatures from zones other than your hand, so Unswerving Sloth looping back from the graveyard or exile generates repeated indestructible triggers on whatever creature needs to survive a board wipe or block a lethal attacker.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Unswerving Sloth is a Commander card — full stop. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a three-mana 2/2 with a conditional protection effect doesn't compete with the efficiency of dedicated protection spells like Teferi's Protection or Heroic Intervention. Standard gives it the most charitable environment, where card pools are shallow and a recursive trigger can occasionally matter, but it still won't make competitive lists. In Commander, the card earns its slot specifically inside Kolodin, Triumph Caster decks where the ETB loops; outside that shell, cheaper instant-speed indestructible effects do the job without the body.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Unswerving Sloth is deep bulk — pick it up as an afterthought when ordering singles for a Kolodin, Triumph Caster build. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price tier rarely move unless a deck archetype breaks out, so don't expect the price to budge.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.