Clawing Torment
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant artifact or creature
As long as enchanted permanent is a creature, it gets -1/-1 and can't block.
Enchanted permanent has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life."
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #8210
Clawing Torment sticks to a creature, drains the opponent for 1 each upkeep, and locks down their combat — all for two mana. In Eriette of the Charmed Apple, that passive drain stacks across every enchanted creature and feeds her ability directly, making this an auto-include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
Eriette of the Charmed Apple rewards you for piling Auras onto opponents' creatures, and Clawing Torment does exactly that — it keeps the enchanted creature tapped and draining, turning every opponent's blocker into a liability that pays you life each turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Clawing Torment is a two-mana piece of soft stax that scales with the number of opponents — three triggers per round adds up fast in a 40-life format. Outside Commander, the effect is too incremental for the speed of Modern or Pioneer, where two mana needs to close or answer something immediately. Pauper is the only other format where it's worth serious consideration, specifically in slower enchantment-based control shells that can exploit the tap-lock. In Legacy and Vintage the card is simply too low-impact to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Clawing Torment is bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk enchantments with narrow but deep Commander homes rarely spike, so expect this price floor to hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.