Curse of Chaos
Enchantment — Aura Curse
Enchant player
Whenever a player attacks enchanted player with one or more creatures, that attacking player may discard a card. If the player does, they draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #13984
Curse of Chaos turns the enchanted player into a looting engine for the table — whenever they attack, every other player draws and discards. At three mana in a Curse-tribal shell, the rate is fine, but the effect is politically chaotic rather than decisive, which makes it a role-player rather than a finisher. Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor is the commander that makes it worth sleeving up, since she converts the card-disadvantage curse into a value engine by redistributing curses as they're fulfilled.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor's ability to pass curses around the table means Curse of Chaos cycles through opponents, generating repeated looting triggers while Lynde draws cards each time a curse moves or is fulfilled.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Curse of Chaos is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer politics of forcing a single player to loot the table on attacks only registers when there are three or more opponents to benefit. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; no competitive deck wants a three-mana enchantment that hands the opponent card selection. Oathbreaker is the one exception worth noting, where curse-tribal strategies occasionally emerge, but the two-player default dilutes the effect significantly. This is a 99-card card, specifically in decks helmed by Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor or another curse-matters commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Curse of Chaos sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — it's a narrow tribal piece with no competitive application to create demand pressure. Pick it up freely; there's no reason to wait.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.