Eternity Snare
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, draw a card.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28519
Eternity Snare removes a creature from the board and replaces itself with a card draw — the effect is real, but six mana is a steep price for a sorcery-speed answer that leaves the threat in the graveyard. Better enchantment-based removal exists at lower cost, so Eternity Snare earns a slot mainly in decks that specifically want enchantment synergies or need redundancy in that package.
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 |
Eternity Snare sees essentially zero play in competitive formats like Legacy, Vintage, or Modern, where six mana for creature removal is unthinkable. In Pioneer and Pauper it's legal but outclassed by cheaper options at the same effect. Commander is the only realistic home, specifically in enchantress shells under commanders like Siona, Captain of the Pyleas or Tuvasa the Sunlit that reward stacking enchantments and can recoup the card loss — except Eternity Snare already draws a card, making it passable redundancy rather than a priority include.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Eternity Snare is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for cardboard. It holds no financial value and never will, but as a cheap enchantment to round out a synergy package it costs almost nothing to try.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.