Dampening Pulse
Enchantment
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-0.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26517
Dampening Pulse lands on the battlefield and immediately shuts every creature your opponents control down to 1/1 for as long as it stays in play — no targeting, no expiration, no conditions. Five mana is the honest cost for a permanent, symmetry-free mass nerf that blanks token swarms, combat-focused strategies, and creature-based win conditions in one shot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Dampening Pulse actually earns its slot — four opponents running creature strategies means the enchantment is almost always relevant, and the persistent -X/-0 effect punishes go-wide token decks and voltron alike without requiring any additional investment. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card is legal but sees no competitive play; those formats move too fast for a five-mana static enchantment that doesn't win the game or protect itself. Oathbreaker offers a similar multiplayer environment where Dampening Pulse can shine in the right shell, but the format's faster pace makes the mana cost harder to justify without dedicated ramp.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Dampening Pulse is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. Price is stable at this floor and unlikely to move unless a high-profile Commander deck puts it on the map.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.