Cho-Manno's Blessing
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature
As this Aura enters, choose a color.
Enchanted creature has protection from the chosen color. This effect doesn't remove this Aura.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #14553
Cho-Manno's Blessing makes a creature permanently immune to a chosen color and stacks a +1/+1 counter on it every time another Aura enters that creature — which means Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice turns it into a self-replicating counter engine the moment you cast any white Aura. The two-mana Enchant Creature cost is negligible given what the engine returns.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice tutors Cho-Manno's Blessing onto the battlefield whenever any Aura enters the creature it's attached to, creating a loop where every new Aura pulls the Blessing in and the Blessing's trigger stacks another +1/+1 counter — making it a core engine piece rather than a utility include.
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, Cho-Manno's Blessing earns its slot almost exclusively in Aura-matters builds, most visibly Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice, where the counter-stacking trigger compounds quickly enough to close games. In Pauper it's legal but faces stiff competition from protection Auras that cost one mana and don't ask you to name a color on entry; the ceiling is lower without an engine commander to chain it. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but neither format has meaningful Aura synergy shells that want a two-mana enchantment that generates incremental counters, so it doesn't see competitive play there. Outside dedicated Aura-stacking shells, the card is too narrow to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Cho-Manno's Blessing sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is stable — demand is narrow enough that no reprint pressure or spike scenario is likely to move it meaningfully. Pick it up for pocket change if you're building Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice; there's no reason to hesitate at this price point.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.