
Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary Hero
When Silver Sable enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.
Whenever Silver Sable attacks, target modified creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
"I have visual on the target. Wild Pack, provide cover—I'm going in!"
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Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Wild Pack Squad
- Dusk Legion Duelist
- Requisition Raid
- Abzan Falconer
- Costume Closet
- Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- Spectacular Tactics
- Web-Shooters
- Felidar Retreat
- With Great Power . . .
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
- Selfless Police Captain
- Daily Bugle Reporters
- Damning Verdict
- Friendly Neighborhood
- Bagel and Schmear
- Reprieve
- MJ, Rising Star
- All That Glitters
- Daily Bugle Building
- Soul Warden
- Take Up the Shield
- The Wind Crystal
- Cathars' Crusade
- White Widow, Free Agent
- Amazing Alliance
- Haliya, Guided by Light
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer
- Aunt May
- Thwip!
- Flash Thompson, Spider-Fan
- Web Up
- Luminarch Aspirant
- Patrolling Peacemaker
- Dazzling Angel
- Abzan Battle Priest
- Keeper of the Accord
- Mikaeus, the Lunarch
- Duty Beyond Death
- Amateur Hero
- Arachne, Psionic Weaver
- Welcoming Vampire
- Spectacular Spider-Man
- Light of Promise
- Light of Hope
- Basri's Lieutenant
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Bastion Protector
- Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
- Ancient Den
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Plains
- Sol Ring
- Swords to Plowshares
- Path to Exile
- Arcane Signet
- Reprieve
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Generous Gift
- Requisition Raid
- Soul Warden
- The Wind Crystal
- Wild Pack Squad
- Abzan Falconer
- Pearl Medallion
- Felidar Retreat
- With Great Power . . .
- Dusk Legion Duelist
- Costume Closet
- Cathars' Crusade
- Spectacular Tactics
- All That Glitters
- Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
- Web-Shooters
- Stroke of Midnight
- Haliya, Guided by Light
- Welcoming Vampire
- Keeper of the Accord
- War Room
- Selfless Police Captain
- Daily Bugle Reporters
- Damning Verdict
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer
- Authority of the Consuls
- Loran of the Third Path
- Bagel and Schmear
- Friendly Neighborhood
- MJ, Rising Star
- Daily Bugle Building
- Take Up the Shield
- Rogue's Passage
- Mind Stone
- Disenchant
- Dazzling Angel
- Bastion Protector
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Sun Titan
- White Widow, Free Agent
- Reliquary Tower
- Cut a Deal
Format legality
Rulings
- 2025-09-19
A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
- 2025-09-19
A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
- 2025-09-19
An Aura controlled by an opponent does not cause a creature you control to be modified.