Card

Rowan, Scion of War

Mana cost {1}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard 4/2

Menace {T}: Spells you cast this turn that are black and/or red cost {X} less to cast, where X is the amount of life you lost this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 118 known combos. 4 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Mythic · WOE · #211
Cheapest printing
€0.56
EDHREC salt
0.43
Color identity
Black, Red
Keywords
Menace

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

118 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2023-09-01 · Wizards of the Coast
    Rowan's activated ability counts the total amount of life you lost without taking into account any life you gained during that turn. For example, if you gained 3 life and lost 3 life earlier in the turn, the cost of black and/or red spells you cast this turn will be reduced by {3}.
  • 2023-09-01 · Wizards of the Coast
    Rowan's activated ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
  • 2023-09-01 · Wizards of the Coast
    Rowan's activated ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic mana component of that cost.
  • 2023-09-01 · Wizards of the Coast
    The value of X is determined only once, at the time Rowan, Scion of War's activated ability resolves.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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