Almost Perfect
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has base power and toughness 9/10 and has indestructible.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8435
Almost Perfect slaps a powerful Aura package onto a creature for a single mana investment, generating immediate board presence and enabling recursive value loops on its own. It's the engine card in Dogmeat, Ever Loyal builds — if you're running that commander, this isn't a consideration, it's a staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal's triggered ability puts Junk counters and Auras directly into play, and Almost Perfect is the single highest-value Aura target in that loop — 63% of Dogmeat decks run it for good reason.
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
Preston Garvey, Minuteman generates token copies that inherit Aura bonuses, and Almost Perfect's buff turns each new Minuteman token into a significant threat the moment it enters.
Uril, the Miststalker
Almost Perfect is straightforward in Uril, the Miststalker — Uril can't be targeted by opponents, so the Aura lands safely and compounds the commander's existing power-scaling with each additional enchantment.
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 |
Almost Perfect sees virtually all of its play in Commander, where the Dogmeat, Ever Loyal and Aura-based enchantress shells give it a clear home. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal, but neither format has any interest in a slow, build-around Aura with no competitive shell to support it. Almost Perfect is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer context and commander-synergy density are what make it worth a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Almost Perfect isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. Given its near-60% inclusion rate in Dogmeat, Ever Loyal decks, demand is real — don't assume it's a bulk rare.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.