Coils of the Medusa
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/-1.
Sacrifice this Aura: Destroy all non-Wall creatures blocking enchanted creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #26482
Coils of the Medusa turns any blocked creature into a removal spell — if a creature blocks it, that blocker gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each +1/+1 counter on Coils, which means a counters-loaded attacker can wipe out blockers without trading. The setup cost is real: without a counter engine already in place, Coils of the Medusa is just an unimpressive beater.
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 |
Coils of the Medusa is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Legacy and Vintage simply have no interest in a three-mana creature that requires counter investment to matter. Pauper is the most plausible non-Commander home, where +1/+1 counter synergies at common are real, but the competition for that slot is stiff. In Commander, Coils of the Medusa belongs specifically in a deck that already generates counters quickly — think Ezuri, Claw of Progress or Cathars' Crusade effects — where it can make profitable attacks turn after turn rather than just threatening a single trade.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Coils of the Medusa is deep bulk — you're not spending meaningful money either way. Deep bulk rarely appreciates unless a new combo or commander creates sudden demand, so treat it as a free include if the synergy is already there, not a pickup to stock.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.