Chorus of Woe
Sorcery
Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #30230
Chorus of Woe gives your creatures +1/+0 until end of turn for one black mana — a marginal combat pump that rarely changes the outcome of a game. It's filler, and there are almost always better one-mana spells competing for the slot.
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, Chorus of Woe is a fringe inclusion at best, showing up only in token-wide go-wide builds that want to squeeze out a lethal swing with a critical mass of small creatures. Pauper is the one format where it sees any real consideration, since the card pool is shallow enough that cheap pump spells have more relative value in aggressive black decks. Legacy and Vintage are legal but entirely uninterested — the competition at one mana is simply too deep for Chorus of Woe to register.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Chorus of Woe is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a trade binder's bottom row. Don't expect that floor to move; demand is too low and supply too abundant for any meaningful price pressure.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.