Bound by Moonsilver
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack, block, or transform.
Sacrifice another permanent: Attach this Aura to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery and only once each turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17453
Bound by Moonsilver locks down a creature permanently — preventing untap, attacking, blocking, and activated abilities — for three mana at instant speed, and it comes with a sacrifice outlet that lets you move it to a new target by pitching another permanent. The instant-speed clause and the built-in flexibility separate it from most Pacifism variants, though three mana is a real cost in efficient formats.
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 |
In Commander, Bound by Moonsilver earns its slot in white decks that want repeatable interaction — the ability to sacrifice a land or token to retarget it means it can answer a new threat every turn cycle if you have fodder. In Pauper, it's one of the stronger common removal spells available to white, and the activated ability matters there because sacrifice synergies and token generation are real. Modern and Pioneer have access to cleaner, cheaper options like Skyclave Apparition and Prismatic Ending, so Bound by Moonsilver doesn't see play in those formats. Legacy and Vintage don't touch it — the three-mana entry cost is prohibitive when everything else is moving faster.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Bound by Moonsilver is a bulk common, typically available for well under a dollar, so there's no reason to hesitate on picking up a copy. Grab it out of a bulk bin — this is not a card with meaningful price ceiling or floor to track.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.