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Airtight Alibi

Enchantment — Aura

Flash
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, untap enchanted creature. It gains hexproof until end of turn. If it's suspected, it's no longer suspected.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and can't become suspected.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
common
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#17911
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Airtight Alibi card art
Airtight Alibi gives a creature indestructible and hexproof until end of turn for two mana at instant speed — protection from nearly any removal spell on the stack. Yenna, Redtooth Regent turns it into a repeatable engine by copying it each upkeep, making one cheap spell do the work of many.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Airtight Alibi fills the role of cheap reactive protection in Aura-heavy or voltron builds, where a single creature is the engine and one removal spell ends the game. Outside Commander it's legal everywhere but rarely sees play — Pauper is the one format where budget instant-speed protection has a competitive niche, though dedicated protection spells like Apostle's Blessing typically outcompete it on efficiency. In Standard and Pioneer the card is legal but too narrow for most strategies that can afford better options.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Airtight Alibi is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the paper. Bulk commons rarely move in price unless a breakout combo pushes demand, so expect it to stay in this tier.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.