Drown in Shapelessness
Instant
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Treasure Chest
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25993
Drown in Shapelessness strips a creature of all abilities and turns it into a 1/1 — a clean, permanent answer to any value engine or commander that lives and dies by its text box. The cost is that it does nothing to power/toughness threats and leaves the body on board, so run it where the abilities are the problem, not the stats.
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, Drown in Shapelessness earns a slot in decks that fear opposing commanders with oppressive static abilities — it answers Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite or Toxrill, the Corrosive in ways that exile effects can't always match, and the effect sticks through flicker loops. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more flexible interaction, so Drown in Shapelessness won't make those 60-card lists. Pauper is where it gets interesting as a budget answer to aura-stacked or ability-laden threats at common rarity.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Drown in Shapelessness isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow but permanent effect, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory — a safe pickup if you need what it does.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.