Dark Suspicions
Enchantment
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player loses X life, where X is the number of cards in that player's hand minus the number of cards in your hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #21563
Dark Suspicions taxes every opponent one life per card they hold at their upkeep — in a four-player game, that's a persistent drain that compounds fast against control and value players sitting on full grips. Four mana for a symmetrical enchantment that punishes the players who run the most cards is a real rate, and it stacks with other group-slug effects.
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 |
Commander is where Dark Suspicions earns its keep — three opponents means three separate upkeep triggers, and the punishment scales hardest against greedy card-advantage engines like Rhystic Study stacks or hand-sculpting midrange piles. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; the formats move too fast for a four-mana enchantment with no immediate impact to matter. In Oathbreaker the effect is narrowed to one opponent, which undercuts the card's whole premise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Dark Suspicions sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate — it's a fringe inclusion even in its best homes. The price is stable; nothing about the current metagame suggests a spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.