Awesome Presence
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked unless defending player pays 
for each creature they control that's blocking it.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #18637
Awesome Presence makes one creature unblockable for as long as you keep paying one blue mana per turn — a soft lock that demands the opponent tap out to answer it. The ongoing cost is the ceiling; if you can't consistently spare that blue mana, the effect collapses at the worst time.
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, Awesome Presence is a niche inclusion for evasion-dependent strategies — primarily blue Voltron commanders who want a cheap enchantment that converts one creature into a guaranteed combat threat. In Pauper, its commons-only environment gives it more room, though most aggressive blue decks prefer unconditional evasion. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card is too slow and too fragile for those environments. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus: it earns a slot only if your spellslinger or combat strategy specifically rewards repeated unblockable attacks.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Awesome Presence is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. Price stability is a non-issue; it won't rise meaningfully unless a commander emerges that makes the upkeep cost irrelevant.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.