Dromar's Charm
Instant
Choose one —
• You gain 5 life.
• Counter target spell.
• Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BUW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #14859
Dromar's Charm gives you three genuinely useful modes on one instant — counter a spell, drain five life, or nerf a creature's power — for three mana across three colors. The modal flexibility is real, but the three-color pip requirement means it only belongs in decks that can reliably produce white, blue, and black mana.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Dromar's Charm earns its slot: Esper decks want exactly this kind of modal utility, and the instant speed means it pulls weight across multiple phases of the game. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but those formats demand higher efficiency than a three-mana modal charm can deliver, so it sees essentially no competitive play there. Outside of Commander and Oathbreaker, Dromar's Charm is simply not legal in any major format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Dromar's Charm is deep bulk — a negligible inclusion cost for any Esper Commander build. Bulk charms don't spike, so this price is stable; pick it up whenever and don't overthink it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.