Act of Authority
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, you may exile target artifact or enchantment.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile target artifact or enchantment. If you do, its controller gains control of this enchantment.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Price
- $0.69
- EDHREC rank
- #14052
Act of Authority exiles an artifact or enchantment on entry, then keeps passing that removal trigger to whoever controlled the last target — creating a political chain that can strip multiple permanents across the table over several turns. The three-mana cost is fair for a one-shot exile effect; the recursive political dimension is the reason to run it over simpler answers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Act of Authority is a Commander card through and through — the political trigger-passing mechanic only generates value at a table where multiple opponents have targets to exile, and the three-turn clock it can create across several permanents matters in a 40-life multiplayer game. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with faster, cheaper answers like Swords to Plowshares and Null Rod that don't cost three mana or depend on opponents to extend the chain. Oathbreaker mirrors the multiplayer context enough that Act of Authority has a real role there, particularly in white-based enchantment or artifact hate builds.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.69 bulk tier
At $0.69, Act of Authority sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in or in a collection lot. The price is stable; it's not a card that spikes on tournament demand, so what you see now is what you'll pay whenever you want a copy.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.