Cessation
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack.
When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #21466
Cessation locks down one creature's combat ability for as long as it stays attached — and when it hits the graveyard, it bounces back to your hand, giving you the same effect over and over for three mana the first time and two mana every time after. It's not a permanent answer, but as a repeatable soft lock on a single threat it punches well above its price.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cessation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. Pauper is where it sees the most meaningful play, slotting into white control and tempo builds as a reusable answer to aggressive creatures that would otherwise be difficult to race. In Commander, Cessation is a niche pick — the recursion loop is cute, but three-plus mana to neutralize one creature in a four-player game is a slow investment, and most white decks would rather run hard removal or a board wipe. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to find more efficient options, so it rarely appears in those formats outside budget builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Cessation is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a common box or throw into any order as a throw-in. The price is stable at floor; there's no meaningful demand pushing it higher, but it costs almost nothing to include if the effect fits your build.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.