Cradle of Safety
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, enchanted creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #16094
Cradle of Safety gives a target creature hexproof and scrys 1 for a single blue mana — cheap protection that replaces itself on the way out. It's a solid one-of in any blue deck that needs to protect a key creature on the stack or in response to removal.
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, Cradle of Safety earns its slot in decks built around a single creature engine — anything where losing the commander to targeted removal collapses the game plan. The scry 1 is real upside on a protection spell at this cost, keeping the card from being a dead draw in the late game. In Pauper, it competes in tempo and hexproof-aura shells where one-mana interaction is at a premium. Legacy and Vintage have better options for this effect, so Cradle of Safety doesn't see serious play there. Pioneer and Modern are similar — it's legal but rarely the right tool when more efficient protection exists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Cradle of Safety is deep bulk — you're paying for a slot, not the card. That price is stable because demand is casual and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.