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Halfdane
Price tag $33.68

Legendary CreatureShapeshifter

Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for U Magic color symbol for B
Esper

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Decent Pick Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.

Ranking

#2623 Current Rank
#2330 Last Week
#2521 Last Month

Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Halfdane.

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Halfdane decks.

Aettir and Priwen Aettir and Priwen
+4% Synergy $7.86
World Map World Map
+4% Synergy $0.15
Eye of Nidhogg Eye of Nidhogg
+2% Synergy $0.56
Buster Sword Buster Sword
+2% Synergy $36.85
Machinist's Arsenal Machinist's Arsenal
+1% Synergy $0.75

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Halfdane's abilities and overall game plan.

Evil Twin Evil Twin
+44% Synergy $0.47
Clever Impersonator Clever Impersonator
+40% Synergy $2.68
The Ancient One The Ancient One
+36% Synergy $1.03
Cryptoplasm Cryptoplasm
+35% Synergy $0.56
Dimir Doppelganger Dimir Doppelganger
+33% Synergy $0.60
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+32% Synergy $0.27
Gigantoplasm Gigantoplasm
+32% Synergy $0.37
Clone Clone
+31% Synergy $0.36
Fractured Identity Fractured Identity
+31% Synergy $0.84
Stunt Double Stunt Double
+30% Synergy $0.67

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Halfdane decks.

Phyrexian Metamorph Phyrexian Metamorph
+28% Synergy $1.36
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
+26% Synergy $1.30
Generous Gift Generous Gift
+19% Synergy $0.84
Solemn Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum
+18% Synergy $0.26
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
+14% Synergy $1.75
Anguished Unmaking Anguished Unmaking
+12% Synergy $1.77
Counterspell Counterspell
+6% Synergy $1.65
Void Rend Void Rend
+5% Synergy $0.64
Path to Exile Path to Exile
-3% Synergy $1.27
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
-6% Synergy $0.80

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
+2% Synergy $58.30
Teferi's Protection Teferi's Protection
-2% Synergy $45.06
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-4% Synergy $50.85
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
-5% Synergy $48.94
Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb
-7% Synergy $94.69
Mystical Tutor Mystical Tutor
-7% Synergy $11.92
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
-8% Synergy $48.08
Smothering Tithe Smothering Tithe
-9% Synergy $34.98
Enlightened Tutor Enlightened Tutor
-9% Synergy $28.27
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
-9% Synergy $42.63

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Halfdane's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Cemetery Puca Cemetery Puca
+27% Synergy $2.04
Mocking Doppelganger Mocking Doppelganger
+26% Synergy $2.38
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
+26% Synergy $0.57
Spark Double Spark Double
+25% Synergy $6.73
Consuming Aberration Consuming Aberration
+22% Synergy $0.24
Glasspool Mimic Glasspool Shore Glasspool Mimic
+21% Synergy $3.91
Vizier of Many Faces Vizier of Many Faces
+21% Synergy $0.11
Body Double Body Double
+21% Synergy $0.16
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
+20% Synergy $0.25
Clackbridge Troll Clackbridge Troll
+20% Synergy $0.52
Undercover Operative Undercover Operative
+19% Synergy $0.28
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
+18% Synergy $31.10
Sakashima the Impostor Sakashima the Impostor
+18% Synergy $8.65
Hunted Horror Hunted Horror
+18% Synergy $2.77
Woolly Razorback Woolly Razorback
+17% Synergy $0.48
Wall of Stolen Identity Wall of Stolen Identity
+15% Synergy $0.90
Vesuvan Shapeshifter Vesuvan Shapeshifter
+15% Synergy $0.25
Vesuvan Doppelganger Vesuvan Doppelganger
+14% Synergy
Shapesharer Shapesharer
+12% Synergy $6.01
Mirror Image Mirror Image
+11% Synergy $0.29
Desecration Demon Desecration Demon
+11% Synergy $0.35
Identity Thief Identity Thief
+10% Synergy $0.15
The Watcher in the Water The Watcher in the Water
+10% Synergy $1.16
The Ever-Changing 'Dane The Ever-Changing 'Dane
+9% Synergy $0.14
Mirror Entity Mirror Entity
+8% Synergy $0.44
Quicksilver Gargantuan Quicksilver Gargantuan
+8% Synergy $0.55
Sun Titan Sun Titan
+7% Synergy $0.35
Unsettled Mariner Unsettled Mariner
+7% Synergy $2.02
Soul of Eternity Soul of Eternity
+7% Synergy $0.17
Mirrorhall Mimic Ghastly Mimicry Mirrorhall Mimic
+7% Synergy $0.60
Unstable Shapeshifter Unstable Shapeshifter
+7% Synergy $1.78
Shakedown Heavy Shakedown Heavy
+7% Synergy $0.22
Duplicant Duplicant
+7% Synergy $0.20
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
+7% Synergy $0.11
Mortivore Mortivore
+7% Synergy $0.52
Nascent Metamorph Nascent Metamorph
+7% Synergy $0.17
Phyrexian Soulgorger Phyrexian Soulgorger
+7% Synergy $3.65
Malleable Impostor Malleable Impostor
+6% Synergy $2.40
Pirated Copy Pirated Copy
+6% Synergy $15.00
Silent Arbiter Silent Arbiter
+6% Synergy $7.56
Shadow Kin Shadow Kin
+6% Synergy $0.57
Baleful Strix Baleful Strix
+5% Synergy $0.82
Puresteel Paladin Puresteel Paladin
+5% Synergy $1.70
Phantasmal Image Phantasmal Image
+5% Synergy $2.77
Faerie Artisans Faerie Artisans
+5% Synergy $0.52
Sram, Senior Edificer Sram, Senior Edificer
+4% Synergy $1.97
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
+4% Synergy $3.36
Burnished Hart Burnished Hart
+3% Synergy $0.12
Faerie Mastermind Faerie Mastermind
-2% Synergy $10.14
Esper Sentinel Esper Sentinel
-9% Synergy $42.20

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Halfdane safe.

Mirrorweave Mirrorweave
+26% Synergy $1.26
Elminster's Simulacrum Elminster's Simulacrum
+19% Synergy $0.63
Slip Out the Back Slip Out the Back
+8% Synergy $2.25
Pongify Pongify
+7% Synergy $2.10
Eerie Interlude Eerie Interlude
+7% Synergy $5.01
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
+7% Synergy $1.15
Brainstorm Brainstorm
+6% Synergy $1.51
Theoretical Duplication Theoretical Duplication
+6% Synergy $0.49
Dovin's Veto Dovin's Veto
+4% Synergy $2.22
Stroke of Midnight Stroke of Midnight
+4% Synergy $0.31
Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction
+4% Synergy $0.17
Sublime Epiphany Sublime Epiphany
+4% Synergy $0.29
Lim-Dûl's Vault Lim-Dûl's Vault
+3% Synergy $4.38
Three Steps Ahead Three Steps Ahead
+3% Synergy $5.49
Despark Despark
0% Synergy $0.32
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
0% Synergy $5.21
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
-2% Synergy $1.46
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-2% Synergy $2.94
Entomb Entomb
-2% Synergy $13.77
Mortify Mortify
-3% Synergy $0.26
Negate Negate
-7% Synergy $0.24
Frantic Search Frantic Search
-7% Synergy $0.34
Swan Song Swan Song
-9% Synergy $6.09
Mana Drain Mana Drain
-9% Synergy $42.96

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Halfdane's game plan and control the board.

Rite of Replication Rite of Replication
+28% Synergy $0.37
Ponder Ponder
+17% Synergy $1.65
Stolen Identity Stolen Identity
+15% Synergy $0.47
Supreme Verdict Supreme Verdict
+13% Synergy $1.71
Windfall Windfall
+11% Synergy $3.95
Wrath of God Wrath of God
+9% Synergy $2.29
Quasiduplicate Quasiduplicate
+9% Synergy $0.45
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
+8% Synergy $0.60
Tempt with Reflections Tempt with Reflections
+8% Synergy $1.85
Damn Damn
+7% Synergy $2.03
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
+7% Synergy $0.25
Sakashima's Will Sakashima's Will
+7% Synergy $0.32
Open the Armory Open the Armory
+6% Synergy $1.94
Clone Legion Clone Legion
+6% Synergy $1.20
Distortion Strike Distortion Strike
+6% Synergy $0.55
Will of the Abzan Will of the Abzan
+5% Synergy $6.45
Steelshaper's Gift Steelshaper's Gift
+4% Synergy $8.35
Reanimate Reanimate
+2% Synergy $7.64
Fabricate Fabricate
+2% Synergy $7.90
Read the Bones Read the Bones
+2% Synergy $0.28
Vindicate Vindicate
+1% Synergy $0.91
Preordain Preordain
+1% Synergy $0.61
Farewell Farewell
0% Synergy $4.30
Austere Command Austere Command
-2% Synergy $0.44
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
-5% Synergy $5.30

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+22% Synergy $2.15
Helm of the Host Helm of the Host
+21% Synergy $12.75
Mirror Box Mirror Box
+17% Synergy $4.22
Mirage Mirror Mirage Mirror
+13% Synergy $0.57
Mimic Vat Mimic Vat
+11% Synergy $0.51
Sculpting Steel Sculpting Steel
+10% Synergy $0.96
Blackblade Reforged Blackblade Reforged
+10% Synergy $2.31
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+7% Synergy $4.45
Shadowspear Shadowspear
+7% Synergy $31.55
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
+6% Synergy $0.24
Mithril Coat Mithril Coat
+6% Synergy $17.15
Glaring Spotlight Glaring Spotlight
+6% Synergy $1.38
Prowler's Helm Prowler's Helm
+6% Synergy $0.78
Mirror Gallery Mirror Gallery
+6% Synergy $25.91
Darksteel Plate Darksteel Plate
+6% Synergy $6.10
Colossus Hammer Colossus Hammer
+5% Synergy $2.39
Hammer of Nazahn Hammer of Nazahn
+5% Synergy $17.44
Leyline Axe Leyline Axe
+5% Synergy $1.77
Sword of the Animist Sword of the Animist
+4% Synergy $7.32
Sword of Feast and Famine Sword of Feast and Famine
+4% Synergy $33.77
Excalibur, Sword of Eden Excalibur, Sword of Eden
+4% Synergy $14.36
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Shorikai, Genesis Engine
+1% Synergy $2.13

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Halfdane's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Mirrormade Mirrormade
+18% Synergy $1.44
Steel of the Godhead Steel of the Godhead
+14% Synergy $2.26
Reflections of Littjara Reflections of Littjara
+14% Synergy $0.91
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
+12% Synergy $1.55
Aqueous Form Aqueous Form
+12% Synergy $0.28
Followed Footsteps Followed Footsteps
+12% Synergy $3.32
Shapeshifter's Marrow Shapeshifter's Marrow
+11% Synergy $0.46
Super State Super State
+10% Synergy $8.97
Duelist's Heritage Duelist's Heritage
+9% Synergy $0.98
Mirror Mockery Mirror Mockery
+6% Synergy $0.38
Sigarda's Aid Sigarda's Aid
+5% Synergy $21.70
No Mercy No Mercy
+5% Synergy $15.01
Animate Dead Animate Dead
+4% Synergy $6.79
Trouble in Pairs Trouble in Pairs
+4% Synergy $26.40
Sheltered by Ghosts Sheltered by Ghosts
+4% Synergy $4.05
Necromancy Necromancy
+3% Synergy $6.98
Mystic Remora Mystic Remora
+2% Synergy $8.34
Ghostly Prison Ghostly Prison
+2% Synergy $3.99
Land Tax Land Tax
+2% Synergy $21.01
Copy Enchantment Copy Enchantment
+2% Synergy $0.71
Glasswing Grace Age-Graced Chapel Glasswing Grace
+2% Synergy $0.22
Propaganda Propaganda
+1% Synergy $2.01
All That Glitters All That Glitters
-2% Synergy $0.40
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
-5% Synergy $15.42
Blind Obedience Blind Obedience
-6% Synergy $2.73

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Halfdane to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Dakkon, Shadow Slayer Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
+8% Synergy $0.44

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Thespian's Stage Thespian's Stage
+27% Synergy $0.64
Vesuva Vesuva
+17% Synergy $4.02
Dark Depths Dark Depths
+10% Synergy $2.21
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse
+9% Synergy $21.58
Arcane Lighthouse Arcane Lighthouse
+7% Synergy $7.23
Vault of the Archangel Vault of the Archangel
+6% Synergy $0.47
Mirrorpool Mirrorpool
+6% Synergy $1.91
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+3% Synergy $1.98
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+3% Synergy $0.14
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
+2% Synergy $1.41
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
0% Synergy $6.61
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-2% Synergy $47.16
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-3% Synergy $0.57
Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring City
-8% Synergy $19.28

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Dimir Signet Dimir Signet
+16% Synergy $0.54
Chromatic Lantern Chromatic Lantern
+15% Synergy $2.17
Azorius Signet Azorius Signet
+13% Synergy $0.21
Orzhov Signet Orzhov Signet
+9% Synergy $0.30
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+7% Synergy $0.16
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
+2% Synergy $1.12
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
+2% Synergy $1.33
Midnight Clock Midnight Clock
+2% Synergy $0.29
Mind Stone Mind Stone
0% Synergy $0.22
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-8% Synergy $1.07
Talisman of Progress Talisman of Progress
-8% Synergy $0.38
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-10% Synergy $0.51
Talisman of Dominance Talisman of Dominance
-12% Synergy $0.90
Talisman of Hierarchy Talisman of Hierarchy
-17% Synergy $0.91

Lands

The mana base foundation for Halfdane decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Glasspool Mimic Glasspool Shore Glasspool Mimic
+21% Synergy $3.91
Deserted Beach Deserted Beach
+17% Synergy $2.62
Isolated Chapel Isolated Chapel
+12% Synergy $0.48
Drowned Catacomb Drowned Catacomb
+10% Synergy $1.71
Shipwreck Marsh Shipwreck Marsh
+10% Synergy $3.25
Contaminated Landscape Contaminated Landscape
+10% Synergy $0.13
Glacial Fortress Glacial Fortress
+8% Synergy $0.19
Arcane Sanctum Arcane Sanctum
+7% Synergy $0.41
Swamp Swamp
+5% Synergy $0.07
Raffine's Tower Raffine's Tower
+5% Synergy $11.47
Sea of Clouds Sea of Clouds
+5% Synergy $9.92
Shattered Sanctum Shattered Sanctum
+5% Synergy $4.16
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+5% Synergy $0.11
Mystic Gate Mystic Gate
+5% Synergy $3.34
Island Island
+4% Synergy $0.05
Plains Plains
+4% Synergy $0.05
Meticulous Archive Meticulous Archive
+4% Synergy $17.48
Morphic Pool Morphic Pool
+3% Synergy $15.63
Scrubland Scrubland
+3% Synergy
Fabled Passage Fabled Passage
+3% Synergy $3.53
Tundra Tundra
+2% Synergy
Underground Sea Underground Sea
+2% Synergy
Azorius Chancery Azorius Chancery
+2% Synergy $0.20
Undercity Sewers Undercity Sewers
+1% Synergy $20.14
Dimir Aqueduct Dimir Aqueduct
0% Synergy $0.21
Fetid Heath Fetid Heath
0% Synergy $0.68
Shadowy Backstreet Shadowy Backstreet
-1% Synergy $13.57
Watery Grave Watery Grave
-2% Synergy $8.98
Hallowed Fountain Hallowed Fountain
-3% Synergy $11.67
Godless Shrine Godless Shrine
-3% Synergy $7.92
Sunken Hollow Sunken Hollow
-3% Synergy $0.26
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
-3% Synergy $0.23
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
-3% Synergy $0.28
Polluted Delta Polluted Delta
-4% Synergy $15.21
Orzhov Basilica Orzhov Basilica
-4% Synergy $0.20
City of Brass City of Brass
-4% Synergy $17.11
Darkwater Catacombs Darkwater Catacombs
-4% Synergy $0.26
Vault of Champions Vault of Champions
-5% Synergy $13.73
Temple of Deceit Temple of Deceit
-5% Synergy $0.34
Command Tower Command Tower
-6% Synergy $0.22
Flooded Strand Flooded Strand
-6% Synergy $13.72
Adarkar Wastes Adarkar Wastes
-7% Synergy $0.27
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
-7% Synergy $0.18
Prairie Stream Prairie Stream
-8% Synergy $0.18
Caves of Koilos Caves of Koilos
-8% Synergy $0.80
Temple of Enlightenment Temple of Enlightenment
-8% Synergy $0.45
Underground River Underground River
-9% Synergy $1.37
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
-10% Synergy $0.45
Temple of Silence Temple of Silence
-10% Synergy $0.15
Marsh Flats Marsh Flats
-11% Synergy $22.75

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