Veldrane of Sengir
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
: Veldrane gets -3/-0 and gains forestwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.56
- EDHREC rank
- #29646
Veldrane of Sengir turns your combat into a fog bank — pay 1B at instant speed to drop power to 0/1 until end of turn, making every blocked creature on your side survive. The cost is a seven-mana 5/5 with no evasion and a repeatable ability that demands black mana every turn it matters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Veldrane of Sengir is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and realistically only sees play in Commander. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a seven-mana creature whose combat trick is outclassed by nearly every other threat at that cost. In Commander, Veldrane occupies a narrow niche in mono-black or Dimir aristocrats or combat-matters builds where keeping attackers alive through blocks has incremental value — but seven mana for a 5/5 with no evasion and a slow, mana-hungry ability is a hard sell even there.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.56 bulk tier
At $0.56, Veldrane of Sengir sits firmly in bulk territory, which accurately reflects its demand. Don't expect that price to move — there's no competitive application pulling copies out of bulk bins, so it stays right here.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.