Armadillo Cloak
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample.
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2006
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5234
Armadillo Cloak puts +2/+2, trample, and a life-gain staple on any creature for three mana — that life gain triggers on damage dealt, not combat damage, so it stacks fast. In Uril, the Miststalker it's nearly mandatory: hexproof means the cloak stays on, and every swing refills your life total while threatening a lethal hit.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Uril, the Miststalker
Uril, the Miststalker runs Armadillo Cloak in over 75% of decks for good reason — hexproof keeps the Aura safe, and the trample-plus-lifelink package turns every attack into a stabilizing, game-ending swing at once.
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Sigarda, Host of Herons can't be forced to sacrifice permanents and shares Uril's Aura-stacking gameplan, so Armadillo Cloak contributes the same trample and life gain on a commander that's equally hard to remove.
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many already doubles combat damage with exalted, and Armadillo Cloak's trample ensures that doubled damage punches through blockers while the life gain extends Rafiq's window to close out the table.
Calix, Guided by Fate
Calix, Guided by Fate copies enchantments when its controller gains life, so Armadillo Cloak's repeated life gain on a swinging creature can trigger Calix's ability every combat and generate additional Aura copies.
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer grows and scries whenever its controller gains life, making Armadillo Cloak a steady engine that turns every attack step into a +1/+1 counter and a card-quality improvement.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Armadillo Cloak does its best work — Aura-based voltron strategies are common, games go long enough for the life gain to matter, and there's no rotation to worry about. In Pauper it's a legitimate threat on any evasive common creature, and the format's slower clock gives the life gain real staying power. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but rarely want a three-mana Aura when faster, more resilient threats exist. Armadillo Cloak is Modern- and Pioneer-illegal, so those formats are off the table entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Armadillo Cloak isn't currently available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures. Given its age and reprint history, it tends to sit in the budget-to-mid range and is generally easy to pick up without breaking a deck's budget.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.