Deadly Allure
Sorcery
Target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn and must be blocked this turn if able.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #18047
Deadly Allure gives a creature deathtouch and forces it to be blocked this turn for a single black mana — that's a removal spell stapled to a combat trick at instant speed. It's narrow enough that most decks won't want it, but in a deathtouch-matters or fight-based shell, one mana to guarantee a blocker dies is legitimate.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Deadly Allure is a fringe inclusion — the must-block clause is useful for pushing a utility creature through to kill a blocker, but sorcery-speed redundancy and better removal options crowd it out of most 99s. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; one-mana combat tricks don't compete in formats where the game ends on turn one or two. Modern could theoretically support it in a deathtouch aggro shell, but the card sees no competitive play there. It's essentially a Commander-only conversation, and even there only in decks that specifically abuse deathtouch or need to clear a path for a key attacker.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Deadly Allure sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move without a pushed deathtouch commander driving sudden demand. It's a low-risk pickup if the effect fits your deck, but don't expect the price to do anything interesting.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.