Dreadful Apathy
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
: Exile enchanted creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #19653
Dreadful Apathy exiles a tapped creature and replaces itself with a Treasure — two meaningful effects stapled to a three-mana enchantment. The catch is the delay: exile only triggers when the creature attacks or blocks, so fast decks can kill you before it fires.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dreadful Apathy sits in the bottom tier of white removal — it answers the threat eventually, but three mana for a conditional, delayed exile is a tough sell when Swords to Plowshares exists. Pauper is its best home, where the card pool thins and the Treasure actually matters for tempo. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, the delay is a hard disqualifier — no competitive deck gives you the luxury of waiting for a combat step.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Dreadful Apathy is pure bulk — you're paying essentially nothing, which matches the power level accurately. It holds no financial floor worth tracking, but the near-zero cost makes it a fine placeholder until you acquire better removal.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.