Curse of Disturbance
Enchantment — Aura Curse
Enchant player
Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Price
- $1.69
- EDHREC rank
- #4057
Curse of Disturbance puts every opponent on a clock — attack the cursed player and you're rewarded with a 2/2 Zombie, turning aggression into a board-state advantage that compounds every combat. At three mana with no upkeep cost, the price of entry is low enough that Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor runs it as a foundational piece rather than a luxury.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor wants as many Curses in play as possible, and Curse of Disturbance doubles as a token engine — every attack on the cursed player feeds Lynde's steal-and-redirect gameplan while building a Zombie army in parallel.
Mathas, Fiend Seeker
Mathas, Fiend Seeker rewards opponents for attacking marked targets, and Curse of Disturbance stacks incentives on the same player — opponents who swing at the cursed target get Bounty counters from Mathas and Zombies from the Curse, turning the threat into a self-reinforcing political pressure point.
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant goads creatures into attacking, and Curse of Disturbance converts that forced aggression into Zombies for the controller — every goad trigger becomes a potential token when the goaded creature swings into the cursed opponent.
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent runs a threat-redirection gameplan where opponents spend resources attacking each other, and Curse of Disturbance piggybacks on that same dynamic by taxing every attack on the cursed player with a Zombie for your board.
Breena, the Demagogue
Breena, the Demagogue scales on opponents attacking players other than you, which overlaps cleanly with Curse of Disturbance's trigger — both cards reward the same board behavior, so a single attack on the cursed player can net Breena counters and a Zombie simultaneously.
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 Disturbance is effectively a Commander card — its design assumes multiple opponents, a long game, and political dynamics that simply don't exist in one-on-one formats. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the three-mana enchantment that requires opponents to attack a specific player would never see play against tuned decks that end games on turns one through three. Commander is where Curse of Disturbance earns its keep: in a four-player pod, the Zombie trigger fires frequently, the political pressure of cursing one opponent creates real table dynamics, and the card snowballs naturally over a long game. Oathbreaker is the only other format where it carries any practical relevance, and even there the two-player default caps its ceiling.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.69 cheap tier
At $1.69, Curse of Disturbance sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to include without deliberation in any Curse or politics deck. Demand is steady given its near-universal inclusion in Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor lists, so the floor is unlikely to drop further.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
- Mathas, Fiend Seeker
- Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
- Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
- Breena, the Demagogue
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.