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Silumgar, the Drifting Death
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Silumgar, the Drifting Death

{4}{U}{B}

Legendary Creature — Dragon

Flying, hexproof

Whenever a Dragon you control attacks, creatures defending player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.

"No machinations, no puppet strings, no plots. Just pure, sweeping death." —Tasigur, the Golden Fang

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FlyingHexproof
Set
Fate Reforged Promos (PFRF #157s)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
6
Released
2015-01-23
Artist
Steven Belledin
EDHREC rank
#5,333
Colour identity
{B}{U}
Finishes
Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.23
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
RemovalSweeper

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Crux of Fate 73 %+71.4 %
  2. Dragon's Hoard 68 %+67.4 %
  3. Iymrith, Desert Doom 67 %+66.5 %
  4. Dragonlord Silumgar 66 %+64.5 %
  5. Scavenger Regent 64 %+62.9 %
  6. Mass Diminish 64 %+61.8 %
  7. Boneyard Scourge 62 %+61.8 %
  8. Ebondeath, Dracolich 59 %+57.8 %
  9. Polymorphist's Jest 59 %+56.6 %
  10. Flatline 57 %+54.9 %
  11. Roiling Dragonstorm 54 %+53.6 %
  12. Kairi, the Swirling Sky 54 %+52.5 %
  13. Icefall Regent 53 %+52.5 %
  14. Junji, the Midnight Sky 53 %+51.6 %
  15. Keiga, the Tide Star 51 %+50.0 %
  16. Haven of the Spirit Dragon 50 %+49.8 %
  17. Bone Devourer 50 %+49.6 %
  18. Dragonstorm Globe 49 %+49.0 %
  19. Steel Hellkite 49 %+48.2 %
  20. Silumgar's Scorn 48 %+48.0 %
  21. Deceptive Frostkite 49 %+47.8 %
  22. Astral Dragon 49 %+47.6 %
  23. Feywild Visitor 49 %+47.2 %
  24. Sudden Spoiling 50 %+47.1 %
  25. Sivitri, Dragon Master 47 %+46.5 %
  26. Lapis Orb of Dragonkind 47 %+46.3 %
  27. Renari, Merchant of Marvels 46 %+45.2 %
  28. Marang River Regent 46 %+44.6 %
  29. Dragon Turtle 45 %+44.3 %
  30. Hammerhead Tyrant 43 %+42.6 %
  31. Dragonborn Looter 42 %+42.0 %
  32. Hidetsugu and Kairi 43 %+41.1 %
  33. Ancient Brass Dragon 42 %+39.5 %
  34. Silumgar Monument 40 %+39.3 %
  35. Kokusho, the Evening Star 39 %+38.3 %
  36. Ancient Silver Dragon 41 %+38.1 %
  37. Changeling Outcast 54 %+35.5 %
  38. Graveshifter 36 %+35.2 %
  39. Deathbringer Regent 36 %+35.1 %
  40. Asinine Antics 36 %+34.8 %
  41. Sapphire Dragon 35 %+34.2 %
  42. Maha, Its Feathers Night 36 %+33.4 %
  43. Necromaster Dragon 34 %+33.2 %
  44. Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon 33 %+32.9 %
  45. Transcendent Dragon 33 %+32.5 %
  46. Urza's Incubator 35 %+32.1 %
  47. Brainstealer Dragon 38 %+31.9 %
  48. Will of the Temur 32 %+31.7 %
  49. Herald's Horn 39 %+31.0 %
  50. Dragonologist 30 %+29.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 98 %+1.1 %
  2. Swamp 98 %+1.0 %
  3. Sol Ring 86 %-1.4 %
  4. Arcane Signet 84 %+0.6 %
  5. Command Tower 83 %-4.7 %
  6. Crux of Fate 73 %+71.4 %
  7. Dragon's Hoard 68 %+67.4 %
  8. Iymrith, Desert Doom 67 %+66.5 %
  9. Dimir Signet 66 %+8.0 %
  10. Dragonlord Silumgar 66 %+64.5 %
  11. Mass Diminish 64 %+61.8 %
  12. Scavenger Regent 64 %+62.9 %
  13. Sunken Hollow 63 %-2.1 %
  14. Boneyard Scourge 62 %+61.8 %
  15. Drowned Catacomb 62 %+7.0 %
  16. Talisman of Dominance 59 %+1.5 %
  17. Ebondeath, Dracolich 59 %+57.8 %
  18. Polymorphist's Jest 59 %+56.6 %
  19. Counterspell 58 %+2.1 %
  20. Flatline 57 %+54.9 %
  21. Roiling Dragonstorm 54 %+53.6 %
  22. Kairi, the Swirling Sky 54 %+52.5 %
  23. Changeling Outcast 54 %+35.5 %
  24. Junji, the Midnight Sky 53 %+51.6 %
  25. Icefall Regent 53 %+52.5 %
  26. Path of Ancestry 53 %+26.0 %
  27. Keiga, the Tide Star 51 %+50.0 %
  28. Haven of the Spirit Dragon 50 %+49.8 %
  29. Bone Devourer 50 %+49.6 %
  30. Sudden Spoiling 50 %+47.1 %
  31. Dragonstorm Globe 49 %+49.0 %
  32. Deceptive Frostkite 49 %+47.8 %
  33. Astral Dragon 49 %+47.6 %
  34. Steel Hellkite 49 %+48.2 %
  35. Feywild Visitor 49 %+47.2 %
  36. Silumgar's Scorn 48 %+48.0 %
  37. Shipwreck Marsh 47 %+6.8 %
  38. Lapis Orb of Dragonkind 47 %+46.3 %
  39. Sivitri, Dragon Master 47 %+46.5 %
  40. Watery Grave 47 %-2.2 %
  41. Bojuka Bog 46 %+7.4 %
  42. Renari, Merchant of Marvels 46 %+45.2 %
  43. Marang River Regent 46 %+44.6 %
  44. Dragon Turtle 45 %+44.3 %
  45. Hammerhead Tyrant 43 %+42.6 %
  46. Hidetsugu and Kairi 43 %+41.1 %
  47. Dragonborn Looter 42 %+42.0 %
  48. Ancient Brass Dragon 42 %+39.5 %
  49. Darkwater Catacombs 41 %+2.2 %
  50. Ancient Silver Dragon 41 %+38.1 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2014-11-24

    The creatures affected by Silumgar’s triggered ability are determined relative to the Dragon that attacked. For example, if Silumgar attacked one opponent and two other Dragons attacked another opponent, creatures controlled by the first opponent would get -1/-1 until end of turn and creatures controlled by the second opponent would get -2/-2 until end of turn.

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