Contaminated Bond
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks or blocks, its controller loses 3 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #19095
Contaminated Bond slaps a three-life tax on every attack from the enchanted creature — solid incremental drain, but it doesn't stop the creature from swinging. It's a fine speed bump in Commander, not a hard answer.
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, Contaminated Bond fits best in Orzhov or Grixis life-drain shells where the drip of three life per attack adds up across four players and a long game. Outside Commander, it sees essentially no competitive play — Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have faster, more permanent removal that makes an aura this fragile a liability. Pauper is where it arguably has the most non-Commander relevance, since the card pool is restricted enough that taxing effects carry more weight, though even there it rarely sees dedicated slots.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Contaminated Bond is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without thinking about it. Price stability is a non-issue; it'll sit at this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.