Bound in Silence
Kindred Enchantment — Rebel Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #18688
Bound in Silence permanently blanks any creature's combat and activated abilities for three mana — the effect is clean and unconditional. It's a strict upgrade over Pacifism in any deck that wants Rebel tribal synergies, and a passable budget removal spell everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bound in Silence fills the budget enchantment-removal slot, and its Rebel subtype makes it searchable with cards like Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero — that alone separates it from generic Auras in Rebel-focused builds. In Pauper, it's a legitimate staple; white creature-lock effects at common are scarce, and the three-mana cost is competitive in a format where the spell resolving often ends the threat permanently. Legacy and Vintage can play Bound in Silence but never do — Swords to Plowshares exists, and tempo matters too much to spend three mana on an Aura. Outside Rebel synergy, it's strictly a budget Commander inclusion.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Bound in Silence is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a functional removal piece. The price is stable and unlikely to move; it sees enough casual Commander play to stay in print and circulation, but not enough demand to ever spike.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.