Hybrid Card Prices in Flux Following Proposed EDH Rules Change

Last updated on November 7, 2025

Rhys the Redeemed | Illustration by Steve Prescott

Three weeks ago, the Commander Format Panel announced that they were thinking about changing how hybrid mana works in the Commander format. Specifically how it works for deckbuilding and color identity.

Reactions among players and content creators have been pretty strongly skewed towards the negative. And it's becoming clear that it has impacted the MTG card market. Some very popular hybrid mana cards have remained unaffected… while others have seen their price go up anywhere between 30% and 100%.

What's the Hybrid Mana Rule Change?

Bruvac the Grandiloquent – Illustration by Ekaterina Burmak

First and foremost: This rule change is a big, fat “Maybe.” As in, it's something that the Commander Format Panel is discussing, and asking players for feedback, but that it has not been confirmed in no way, shape or form.

“The proposal would be that, strictly for the purposes of deck building, you can treat a hybrid symbol as either of its two colors.,” wrote Principal Magic Designer Gavin Verhey – who also leads the Commander Format Panel – in his Commander Brackets Beta Update article from three weeks ago. “So, Rhys the Redeemed could go into a white deck, a green deck, or be the commander for a green and white deck.” It still looks at the rest of the mana symbols on the card as normal, so a card like Deathrite Shaman would remain ineligible for a mono-black deck because it has a green symbol in the text box.”

Notice that the proposed change is a bit unclear about whether or not Rhys the Redeemed could fit decks outside the Selesnya () color identity. Gavin's description implies that Rhys can go in the 99 of a Golgari commander deck, since the color identity can fit mono-green cards. Or implies that he could be played with a Boros commander, since the color identity can fit mono-white cards.

But the specific example he gives makes it seems like Rhys can't be played outside the color identity, which would narrow the proposed change a lot.

And comments from Magic's Head Designer Mark Rosewater read similarly. While defending the hybrid mana change in his personal blog, Mark again comes up with mono-color decks as an example. Like in Gavin's case, that's maybe because mono-color decks are in their view the ones that will have the most to gain from this change, and that's why they bring those as examples. But it's interesting to note that none of the examples seem to be about hybrid cards played in other multi-color identities.

But, above all: Bear in mind this is a change that could happen, but it's not confirmed that it will happen. And, if it happens, there's no official communication as of yet about when it would happen.

The Potential Change's Impact on Hybrid Card Prices

Thus far, the Magic card market has had mixed reactions to the proposed changes… but there are clear indications that some players are taking notice.

Waves of Aggression is one of the most divisive cards in this whole discussion. Its price jumped from about $17 to 17.80 for near-mint copies – enough to be noticeable, but just around a 5% increase.

Source: TCGplayer – Waves of Aggression – Eventide (EVE)

Then you have cards like Murkfiend Liege, strong enough to see cEDH play in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy decks, rebounding up by roughly 20% since Oct 21, with also a very clear spike in traded copies that day…

Source: TCGplayer – Murkfiend Liege – Commander Legends (CMR)

… or Manamorphose, a red instant that sees competitive play both in cEDH and Modern, which went up more than 30% since the Oct 21 spike in demand:

Source: TCGplayer – Manamorphose – Shadowmoor (SHM)

And then there's Zirda, the Dawnwaker, with the Ikoria printing more than doubling since WotC's announcement (although at at the time of writing you can find many listings for about fifty cents plus shipping):

Source: TCGplayer – Zirda, the Dawnwaker – Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)

One of the most extreme cases seems to be Shadowmoor‘s Vexing Shusher. When you look at the price graph, it's just a modest 10% bump since the Oct 21 announcements… but it looks like there's a buyout going on, since at the time of writing there are very few listings, and the cheapest sits at $12.50.

Source: TCGplayer – Vexing Shusher – Shadowmoor (SHM)

What Will Happen With Hybrid Mana Cards' Prices?

Divination (Born of the Gods) – art by Willian Murai

Our usual caveat is that this is not investment advice (always do your own research, folks!), and in this case it should be extremely clear that any market movement right now has a huge “But What If…?” sign to it: Changes to how hybrid mana works for Commander are just being discussed, and we don't know if they will ever be enacted.

Having said that, the MTG card market has very much taken notice that Commander's deckbuilding rules may change – keep that in mind if you plan to buy or sell hybrid mana cards!