Disciple of Law
Creature — Human Cleric
Protection from red
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #27026
Disciple of Law trades a turn-one 1/1 body for a permanent enchantment-shrinking effect — every enchantment an opponent controls loses 1 toughness as long as Disciple stays in play. It's narrow enough that you only run it when your meta is saturated with enchantment-based threats, but in that context it punishes Sphere of Safety, Propaganda, and similar pillowfort pieces every single turn for free.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Disciple of Law is a fringe hate piece — it earns a slot specifically when the table is full of enchantment-heavy decks running toughness-matters threats or stacking Auras on creatures. In Pauper, where the card is legal and enchantments like Curse of the Pierced Heart and Armadillo Cloak see real play, the passive damage tick is more consistently relevant across a match. Legacy and Vintage both have access to it, but faster threats and stronger hate options mean Disciple of Law never competes for those slots. The card's home is Pauper or Commander sideboards in heavily enchantment-focused metas.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Disciple of Law is firmly bulk — pick it up as a throw-in or out of a commons box without a second thought. Bulk commons rarely move on price, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.