Aegis of the Meek
Artifact
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: Target 1/1 creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.65
- EDHREC rank
- #30415
Aegis of the Meek lets you shrink any creature to a 1/1 for two mana at instant speed, which is removal-adjacent utility that also feeds weenie synergies. The cost is real — it does nothing alone and demands a deck built to exploit small creatures — but in the right shell it earns its slot.
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 |
Aegis of the Meek is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically sees play only in Commander where its niche effect has room to matter. In Legacy and Vintage the card is simply too slow and too narrow — those formats have no interest in a two-mana artifact that shrinks creatures rather than removing them outright. Commander is where Aegis of the Meek finds a home, specifically in token and weenie strategies that care about creature count or power/toughness thresholds, or in builds that want to neutralize a threat while keeping the creature in play for sacrifice or theft payoffs.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.65 bulk tier
At $0.65, Aegis of the Meek sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a high-profile reprint or a Commander deck that pushes weenie-shrink strategies into the mainstream. It's a safe pickup at this price if the effect fits your build — just don't expect it to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.