Curse of Inertia
Enchantment — Aura Curse
Enchant player
Whenever a player attacks enchanted player with one or more creatures, that attacking player may tap or untap target permanent of their choice.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Price
- $0.46
- EDHREC rank
- #14777
Curse of Inertia forces the enchanted player's opponents to tap a permanent whenever they attack that player — a political lever that generates board friction without you lifting a finger. Three mana for a curse that reads as a deal to every opponent at the table is solid value, and Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor turns it into a recursive engine rather than a one-shot annoyance.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor wants a steady supply of curses to distribute and recur, and Curse of Inertia doubles as a political tool that makes opponents briefly allies — exactly the kind of table manipulation Lynde rewards by shuttling curses around whenever an enchanted player dies.
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 Inertia is a Commander card through and through — the political angle only functions when there are multiple opponents to exploit, and the three-player dynamic of attacking one player while tapping down another's blocker is what makes the effect matter. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; one opponent means no triangulated pressure, and three mana enchantments that don't win the game on the spot don't make those cutlists. Oathbreaker shares the multiplayer context and could run it, though the smaller life totals compress games too fast for a slow-burn curse to pay off. Commander is the one format where Curse of Inertia earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.46 bulk tier
At $0.46, Curse of Inertia sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bulk bin without a second thought. Bulk curse enchantments don't tend to spike unless a breakout commander pushes demand, so expect the price to stay flat.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.