Burden of Proof
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's a Detective you control. Otherwise, it has base power and toughness 1/1 and can't block Detectives.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #22111
Burden of Proof counters a spell and replaces itself — the card-neutral counterspell bar that blue has been raising for years. Two mana, instant speed, draw a card on resolution: it's a clean rate with no meaningful downside.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Burden of Proof earns its slot in any blue deck that wants interaction without card disadvantage — the draw clause means you're never trading a card for a spell, just mana. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition is brutal: Force of Will, Counterspell, and Flusterstorm set a ceiling that a two-mana cantrip counter rarely clears. Modern and Pioneer are more plausible homes, where the format's tempo demands and the thinner counterspell pool make Burden of Proof a reasonable role-player in control sideboards. Standard is where it's most likely to see real play, especially in windows where better options rotate out.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Burden of Proof is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for less than a dollar without thinking twice. Card-neutral counterspells at two mana have a history of holding modest value once players catch on, but right now there's no price floor to worry about.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.