Colfenor's Plans
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, exile the top seven cards of your library face down.
You may look at the cards exiled with this enchantment, and you may play lands and cast spells from among those cards.
Skip your draw step.
You can't cast more than one spell each turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #18598
Colfenor's Plans exiles the top seven cards of your library and lets you play them freely — raw card access at a scale few enchantments match — but the lock clause, which prevents you from drawing additional cards, is a genuine constraint that ends games if an opponent passes you Knowledge Pool or Blim, Comedic Genius donates it to you. Run it because the seven-card exile is the engine, not in spite of the restriction.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Blim, Comedic Genius
Blim, Comedic Genius is the premier home for Colfenor's Plans because donating it to opponents shuts off their draw step entirely, turning a symmetrical drawback into a one-sided lockout that the table has to answer or lose to.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Colfenor's Plans sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — formats where drawing cards freely and responding at instant speed are non-negotiable, and a no-draw enchantment is a liability rather than an asset. Commander is where it lives, specifically in decks built around donating permanents or assembling static-lock combinations where the draw restriction never applies to the pilot. Outside of dedicated gift strategies, it's a niche card even in Commander — most green or black goodstuff decks would rather have Sylvan Library or Necropotence, which don't lock you out entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Knowledge PoolColfenor's PlansHarmless Offering
Exile all spells target opponent casts from their hand; Target opponent can only cast one spell per turn; Target opponent skips their draw step; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Knowledge PoolColfenor's PlansDonate
Exile all spells target opponent casts from their hand; Target opponent can only cast one spell per turn; Target opponent skips their draw step; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Knowledge PoolColfenor's PlansFractured Identity
Exile all spells opponents cast from their hands; Opponents can only cast one spell per turn; Opponents skip their draw steps; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Zedruu the GreatheartedKnowledge PoolColfenor's Plans
Exile all spells target opponent casts from their hand; Target opponent can only cast one spell per turn; Target opponent skips their draw step; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Colfenor's Plans sits firmly in bulk territory, which accurately reflects its narrow application. It won't creep upward unless a new commander pushes the donate-lock archetype into popularity, so pick it up cheap now if you're building Blim or a similar shell.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Knowledge Pool
- Blim, Comedic Genius
- Harmless Offering
- Donate
- Fractured Identity
- Zedruu the Greathearted
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.