Bond of Passion
Sorcery
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Bond of Passion deals 2 damage to any other target.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #22665
Bond of Passion deals 4 damage to a creature and taps it — both halves matter, since the tap stops a blocker or vigilance threat even if the damage doesn't kill it. At five mana for a sorcery, the rate is too slow for most competitive lists, but it's a clean two-for-one effect in casual Commander where tempo costs less.
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, Bond of Passion occupies the bottom tier of red removal — functional, never exciting. Five mana at sorcery speed is a steep ask when Chaos Warp and Abrade exist, but in creature-heavy casual pods the guaranteed tap buys a combat step even when the 4 damage falls short of a kill. In eternal formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Bond of Passion doesn't show up — the card pool offers faster, cheaper answers that don't require tapping out on turn five. Oathbreaker follows Commander's logic closely enough that the same read applies.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Bond of Passion is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy deliberately. That price is unlikely to move; there's no competitive demand ceiling to push it up, and casual supply is effectively infinite.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.