Encase in Ice
Enchantment — Aura
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant red or green creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #27143
Encase in Ice taps a red or green creature and keeps it locked down as long as the Aura sticks — but the color restriction is a hard ceiling on its usefulness. There are too many colorless, white, blue, and black threats in Commander to justify a slot that blanks on half the board.
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 |
Encase in Ice is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, removal needs to answer anything — artifacts, commanders of any color, black combo pieces — and a sorcery-speed enchantment that skips most of the threat landscape doesn't make the cut. Constructed formats move too fast and run too few red or green creatures at the right curve slot to make it worth a sideboard slot over interaction with fewer restrictions. It's a card that exists, is legal everywhere, and is outclassed everywhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Encase in Ice is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the market thinks of it. Don't expect movement; there's no competitive home waiting to rediscover this one.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.