Armor of Thorns
Enchantment — Aura
You may cast this spell as though it had flash. If you cast it any time a sorcery couldn't have been cast, the controller of the permanent it becomes sacrifices it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
Enchant nonblack creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Vintage Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26906
Armor of Thorns gives a creature +1/+2 and forestwalk for two mana — cheap enough, but forestwalk is nearly irrelevant in most metas unless you're forcing it with land-type manipulation. It's a narrow combat trick that earns its slot only in dedicated forestwalk strategies.
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 |
In Commander, Armor of Thorns is too situational to justify a slot — forestwalk is only relevant when opponents control Forests, and one-shot aura-based buffs rarely affect games at a four-player table. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the effect is far below rate for those formats' speed. Pauper is where Armor of Thorns has the most theoretical home, particularly in green aggro lists that pair it with Forestwalk enablers or against metas heavy with Elves and other Forest-heavy decks.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Armor of Thorns at this time. Given its narrow application, it's almost certainly a bulk common — expect to find copies in the penny bin or bundled in bulk lots.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.