Binding Mummy
Creature — Zombie
Whenever another Zombie you control enters, you may tap target artifact or creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #9112
Binding Mummy taps down an artifact or creature every time another Zombie enters the battlefield under your control — at two mana, that's a repeatable soft lock stapled to a 2/2 body. In Temmet, Naktamun's Will specifically, where the Zombie token engine runs hot, this card generates tempo that compounds fast enough to matter.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will churns out Zombie tokens constantly, and each one triggers Binding Mummy — tap down a blocker before your attack step and the unblockable clause on your biggest token becomes almost academic.
Varina, Lich Queen
Varina, Lich Queen builds a wide Zombie board through combat and looting, giving Binding Mummy a steady stream of enter-the-battlefield triggers to lock down whatever threatens the board.
God-Eternal Oketra
God-Eternal Oketra generates a 4/4 Warrior token every time you cast a creature, and those tokens ping Binding Mummy's trigger on the way in — crowd control and board presence arrive in the same package.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Binding Mummy is a Commander card, full stop — the tap-down trigger only becomes oppressive when you're flooding the board with Zombies over many turns, which is exactly what the format enables. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a faster, more interactive environment where a 2/2 that requires setup rarely earns its slot. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have enough dedicated tribal infrastructure to make it technically playable, but no competitive Zombie shell in those formats is looking for this effect at this power level when more efficient options exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Binding Mummy is pure bulk — zero barrier to entry for any Zombie tribal build that wants it. Bulk commons with narrow tribal applications don't appreciate, so buy the copies you need and move on.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.