Chaos Charm
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target Wall.
• Chaos Charm deals 1 damage to target creature.
• Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #21376
Chaos Charm is a one-mana modal instant that destroys target Wall, deals 1 damage to any target, or gives a creature +1/+0 and haste until end of turn — three narrow effects that rarely combine into a must-play. The flexibility is real, but none of the three modes clears the bar for competitive Commander slots.
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 |
In Commander, Chaos Charm occupies the low end of playability — the Wall destruction is situational to the point of irrelevance in most metas, and 1 damage is too small to matter at a 40-life table. The haste mode has genuine use in red aggro or token strategies, but dedicated haste enablers do the job more reliably. In Pauper, where Walls see real play and aggressive red decks need cheap tricks, Chaos Charm is more justifiable — the three modes cover more relevant ground in that format's card pool. Legacy and Vintage don't want it; the power ceiling is simply too low for those formats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Chaos Charm is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and is priced exactly where its power level puts it. Don't expect movement in either direction; this is a stable, forgettable common.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.