Captivating Unicorn
Creature — Unicorn
Constellation — Whenever an enchantment you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #17720
Captivating Unicorn taps a creature an opponent controls on entry — removal-light boards, that's a free attack or a blocked blocker, and it costs nothing beyond the five mana already spent to cast it. In Thurid, Mare of Destiny decks that want every unicorn they can find, this is an auto-include rather than a debate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Thurid, Mare of Destiny cares about the unicorn creature type specifically, and Captivating Unicorn slots in as both a tribal body and a piece of incidental tempo that clears the way for an attack the turn it lands.
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 |
Captivating Unicorn is a five-mana 3/3 with an enters-the-battlefield tap effect, and that rate simply doesn't compete in Pauper, Legacy, or Vintage, where five mana buys game-ending spells. Commander is the only format where it has a real home — specifically tribal unicorn lists built around Thurid, Mare of Destiny, where the creature type itself is a prerequisite for the engine rather than a flavor tax. Outside that narrow tribal context, even in Commander, the effect doesn't justify the slot against more efficient tempo plays.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Captivating Unicorn is bulk — you're paying for cardboard and a sleeve, not the effect. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price tier don't hold or gain value, so pick it up if you need it and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.