Bride's Gown
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+0. It gets an additional +0/+2 and has first strike as long as an Equipment named Groom's Finery is attached to a creature you control.
Equip (
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #22511
Bride's Gown gives one creature +2/+2, lifelink, and indestructible until end of turn for two mana — the indestructible clause alone makes it a credible combat trick or board wipe insurance. It's narrow enough that only dedicated Auras or Voltron builds want it, but in those shells it punches above its price.
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, Bride's Gown fills the role of a combat trick that scales — indestructible until end of turn stops both targeted removal and board wipes in the same window, which matters in a four-player game where both threats arrive on the same turn. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but it never sees play in any of them — two-mana instants that don't generate card advantage or tempo don't compete in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card-adjacent format where Bride's Gown could appear, specifically in an Aura-slinging Oathbreaker shell that can recycle or cheat it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Bride's Gown sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move unless a new Commander printing pushes mass demand for cheap protective Auras. Pick it up without hesitation if you need it — the price reflects its narrow role, not a hidden ceiling.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.