Dimir Charm
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target sorcery spell.
• Destroy target creature with power 2 or less.
• Look at the top three cards of target player's library. Put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #9664
Dimir Charm gives you three live options on the stack — counter a sorcery, kill a small creature, or sculpt the top of an opponent's library — at just two mana. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind decks in particular run it because the mill mode feeds the graveyard while the counterspell mode protects the board, and a modal spell that does real work in three different game states earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind wants creatures in opponents' graveyards and threats off the board, and Dimir Charm delivers both — mill a creature into the yard to copy, or counter the sorcery-speed threat before it resolves.
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin controls what opponents can cast, and Dimir Charm extends that gameplan by milling away the top card an opponent was about to draw into or countering the sorcery that would break Xanathar's lock.
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 |
In Commander, Dimir Charm is a role-player in Dimir control shells — it won't always be live on all three modes, but the flexibility means it's almost never a dead draw. The counterspell mode is narrowed to sorceries, which limits it at tables where the biggest threats are instant-speed; know your meta before including it. In Legacy and Vintage, the format is too fast and the competition too stiff — Force of Will and Counterspell exist, and modal utility at two mana doesn't clear the bar. Modern and Pioneer similarly offer more efficient options for dedicated control builds, so Dimir Charm stays a Commander card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Dimir Charm sits firmly in bulk territory and should stay there — it's a niche role-player with no competitive demand pulling the price up. Grab a copy without hesitation; the floor is the floor.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.