Charisma
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to a creature, gain control of the other creature for as long as this Aura remains on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $11.38
- EDHREC rank
- #16940
Charisma turns every creature that blocks one of your attackers into a permanent addition to your side of the board — enchant a creature with evasion or a pinger and the table bleeds loyalty. At three mana for a blue aura, it wins games when it sticks and does nothing when the host dies, so the shell it lands in matters enormously.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Charisma actually sees play — the combination of multiplayer opponents, creature-heavy boards, and long games gives the enchantment enough time to generate the card-advantage swing that justifies the setup cost. Legacy and Vintage are both legal but functionally irrelevant; the formats move too fast and kill creatures too efficiently for a three-mana aura with no immediate impact to matter. Oathbreaker is legal and mirrors the Commander dynamic at a smaller table, which compresses the window but also compresses the clock, making Charisma a viable include in the right spellbook.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Charisma is a niche card with no direct functional reprint, so true budget alternatives don't exist — but Keening Banshee effects and Beguiler of Wills fill adjacent roles if the goal is stealing creatures rather than converting blockers. If the enchanted-creature package is the draw, Mind Control and its variants cost less and take unconditionally, trading the engine potential of Charisma for a guaranteed single target.
Price Context
Current price
$11.38 mid tier
At $11.38, Charisma sits in mid-tier pricing for a Reserved List enchantment with a narrow application — the price reflects collectibility and scarcity more than competitive demand. It holds value because supply is fixed, but you're buying a corner-case Commander piece, not a staple, so run it only if the strategy genuinely wants it.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.