City of Solitude
Enchantment
Players can cast spells and activate abilities only during their own turns.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $28.99
- EDHREC rank
- #12723
City of Solitude shuts off all opponent interaction on your turn — no instant-speed removal, no counterspells, no Lethal Vapors responses — making it one of the most oppressive green enchantments for combo decks that need a single uncontested window to win. The cost is that your opponents get the same silence on their turns, but if you're the one going off, that's a trade you take every time.
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 |
City of Solitude is a Commander card through and through — the four-player instant-speed interaction environment is exactly what it punishes, and decks that win on a single explosive turn gain the most from it. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but nearly irrelevant; those formats move faster, run far more efficient disruption, and City of Solitude at three mana is too slow to matter before you've already lost. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it earns a look, since the same combo-protection logic applies at lower starting life totals.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Lethal VaporsTeferi's ProtectionCity of Solitude
Skip all your future turns, causing your opponents to eventually draw from an empty library and lose the game; You have protection from everything; Your life total can't change; Lock
View combo details →Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
City of Solitude's effect is hard to replicate cheaply, but Dosan the Falling Leaf does the same thing on a 2/2 body for three mana and is available for under $3 — the trade-off is vulnerability to creature removal. Grand Abolisher costs even less and protects your turn in a similar way, though it's white rather than green, so it only fits decks with the right color identity.
Price Context
Current price
$28.99 premium tier
At $28.99, City of Solitude sits in premium territory for a utility enchantment, driven by its Reserved List status eliminating any reprint pressure. That price is stable rather than speculative — it's been a known quantity in high-power green combo builds for years, and you're paying for irreplaceability, not hype.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.