Azorius Charm
Instant
Choose one —
• Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
• Draw a card.
• Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #6323
Azorius Charm gives you three meaningful options on two mana — tempo removal, lifelink for a turn, or card selection — and the flexibility alone justifies the slot. In Zethi, Arcane Blademaster decks it earns a permanent home by sitting under Zethi's imprint and firing repeatedly.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster imprints instants and replays them for free on attack, turning Azorius Charm's one-time flexibility into a repeatable engine that bounces threats, cycles, or buys life every combat step.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Azorius Charm is a role-player rather than a staple — the lifelink mode is often irrelevant, but the topdeck bounce earns its keep as tempo removal that dodges indestructible and regeneration. In Modern and Pioneer it saw play as a clean answer to resolved threats and a way to rebuy library order, though both formats have since moved past it. Legacy has access to too many unconditional answers for Azorius Charm to compete. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: fine in the right shell, invisible in most.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Azorius Charm is deep bulk — pick up a copy without thinking twice. Bulk charms rarely spike, so the price is stable and there's no reason to wait.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.