Bark of Doran
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +0/+1.
As long as equipped creature's toughness is greater than its power, it assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #16596
Bark of Doran turns every creature on the board into a toughness-matters threat, and it does it for two mana with flash — meaning you can drop it at the end of your opponent's turn and swing with an army of suddenly-oversized creatures before anyone can react. If you're running Doran, Besieged by Time as your commander, this is an automatic include; it's the redundancy that makes the strategy consistent instead of fragile.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Doran, Besieged by Time
Doran, Besieged by Time already makes creatures assign combat damage equal to their toughness, and Bark of Doran is the backup copy that keeps the engine running even when Doran gets answered — at 20% inclusion across nearly 10,000 decks, it's one of the most-played pieces in the archetype for exactly that reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bark of Doran earns its slot purely in Doran, Besieged by Time lists as redundancy for the commander's effect — outside that archetype, there's no reason to run it. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, it's a fringe card at best: toughness-matters strategies haven't broken through at high levels, and a two-mana enchantment that does nothing on its own is a liability in fast metas. Standard legality is technically relevant right now, but again, the payoff requires a dedicated shell built around high-toughness creatures. Bark of Doran is a build-around piece, not a generically powerful card — its ceiling is high in the right deck and its floor is nearly zero outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Bark of Doran is deep bulk — you're picking this up in a bargain bin or throwing it into a cart to hit free shipping. Given its narrow home in Doran, Besieged by Time decks, don't expect meaningful price movement; it will stay bulk unless a new toughness-matters commander breaks out and drives demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Doran, Besieged by Time
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.