Dazzling Ramparts
Creature — Wall
Defender
, 
: Tap target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19658
Dazzling Ramparts taps all creatures your opponents control for one mana — the kind of effect that wins combat steps outright or enables an alpha strike through a packed board. The cost is a five-mana enchantment that does nothing the turn it enters, making it fragile to removal before you ever untap.
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 |
Dazzling Ramparts is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with the number of opponents and their creatures, and a five-mana do-nothing-now enchantment needs the game length Commander provides to pay off. In Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, you're dead before you untap, and tapping creatures loses to a simple Swords to Plowshares on your attacker anyway. Commander is where Dazzling Ramparts earns its slot: tap down three opponents' boards on their best combat step, or clear the path for a lethal swing, and the card has done its job for the game.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Dazzling Ramparts is pure bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a slot decision. It won't hold or gain value, but budget isn't the reason to evaluate it; whether the effect is worth five mana and an enchantment slot is.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.