Clinging Darkness
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -4/-1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #27309
Clinging Darkness slaps a creature with -2/-1 and prevents it from regenerating — a permanent debuff that can shrink a threat below blocking or attacking thresholds without killing it outright. It costs two mana at instant speed, which is fine, but the effect is rarely worth a card slot when most black removal just destroys the target.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Clinging Darkness occupies a narrow lane: it's most useful when you need a body to stay alive but neutered, which rarely aligns with what black decks actually want — they'd rather run Doom Blade or Murderous Cut and be done with it. Pauper is where Clinging Darkness has the strongest argument, since the common-only card pool thins out clean removal and a permanent stat reduction has real board impact. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable given the power density of those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander — legal, rarely correct.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Clinging Darkness is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any dollar bin without looking hard. That price won't move; there's no competitive demand pulling it up, and it's been reprinted enough that supply is essentially unlimited.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.