Enduring Ideal
Sorcery
Search your library for an enchantment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Epic (For the rest of the game, you can't cast spells. At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, copy this spell except for its epic ability.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16132
Enduring Ideal tutors any enchantment directly onto the battlefield every turn — for free — and the Epic rider means the game ends on your terms the moment you cast it. The seven-mana cost is real, but Eye of the Storm as your first fetch makes every subsequent Epic trigger a second spell anyway, collapsing the downside entirely.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Enduring Ideal is a Commander card — full stop. The Epic downside is irrelevant when you're already in a late-game singleton format where tutoring a lock piece onto the battlefield each upkeep ends the game before opponents can capitalize on your inability to cast spells. In Legacy and Vintage, the seven-mana cost without broken acceleration is simply too slow, and those formats have faster, more resilient combo lines that don't surrender future spell casting. Modern has the mana infrastructure to reach seven, but the format's interaction density means Enduring Ideal rarely survives to a second upkeep. Commander is where the Epic clause flips from liability to inevitability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Eye of the StormHive MindEnduring IdealStranglehold
Opponents can't cast spells; Lock
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Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Enduring Ideal isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest — it's a niche casual staple that tends to sit in the $3–8 range depending on printing. It's worth picking up if you're building an enchantment-lock Commander deck; demand is low enough that you're unlikely to pay a premium.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eye of the Storm
- Hive Mind
- Stranglehold
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.