Core Synergy
Wall of Blood
Controlled life payment
The cleanest bounded setup for Rowan plus Exsanguinate.
- Role
- Chosen Life Payment Outlet / Combo Piece
- Set
- PLST
Commander IntelligenceMarket trends
Rowan, Scion of War
Coverage4 out of 5Based on strategy, synergy, version, and market-intelligence coverage.Support cards42 cards
Rowan rewards controlled life loss. The clean builds use life payments, haste, X-spell finishers, card reloads, and enough life recovery to survive the turn they try to win.
- Color identity
- B / R
- Deck role
- Controlled life payment
- Game plan
- Paying life is life loss.
Market Summary
Rowan, Scion of War market checks
Supply pressureMarket status42Cards monitored8Active signals6Supply pressure4Higher confidenceSep 29, 2026Last market update
Supply pressure: Gray Merchant of Asphodel is the first card to verify because Gray Merchant of Asphodel: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-71%).
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Market Watch
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Black lifegain stabilizer
Gray Merchant of Asphodel: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-71%).
- NeoPrice
- $4.85
- Inventory
- 82 copies
Recent Intelligence
Rowan Has Infinite Combos — Still Costs Forty-Three Cents
Storm-Kiln Artist
Rowan can turn life loss into enormous black-and-red spell discounts, and current combo coverage shows several ways to push that into infinite loops.
- Updated
- Sep 7, 2026
Game Plan
What this commander is asking players to check
Rakdos life-loss cost reduction, controlled life-payment outlets, X-spell finishers, storm turns, reanimator branches, protection, lifegain recovery, exact-version checks, and market-source separation connected to Rowan.
Current support groups include Controlled life payment, Self-damage resource engines, Haste and activation support, X-spell finishers, and more. Open synergies for the full grouped card map.
Recent Intelligence
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- Reports
- 1 report
- First referenced
- Latest mention
Commander brewing
Rowan can turn life loss into enormous black-and-red spell discounts, and current combo coverage shows several ways to push that into infinite loops. Even with 9,212 EDHREC decks, the regular commander still sits around forty-three cents and Cardmarket has more than fifteen hundred base copies.
This commander was named in the trend.
Commander Market Impact
Market checks tied to this commander
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42cards monitored8active signals6supply checks
Supply is getting thinDSCGray Merchant of AsphodelWhy players care: Black lifegain stabilizerMarket read: Gray Merchant of Asphodel: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-71%).NeoPrice$4.85Inventory82 copiesPrice confidenceModerate Confidence
Demand may be risingC20Comet StormWhy players care: Instant red X-spell finisherMarket read: Comet Storm: demand may be rising in the latest market signal row.NeoPrice$4.08Inventory70 copiesPrice confidenceModerate Confidence
Growing InventoryDSCSign in BloodWhy players care: Low-cost life-loss drawMarket read: Sign in Blood: growing inventory over the 7d window (+213%).NeoPrice$2.41Inventory185 copiesPrice confidenceModerate Confidence
Reprint riskWARBolas's CitadelWhy players care: Life-as-cards casting engineMarket read: Premium and reprint rows move differently; keep CardTrader inventory and TCGplayer pricing separate.NeoPrice$14.63Inventory87 copiesPrice confidenceModerate ConfidenceCards To Watch
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