Faith's Fetters
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant permanent
When this Aura enters, you gain 4 life.
Enchanted permanent can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #12231
Faith's Fetters shuts down a permanent completely — activated abilities, triggered abilities, attacks, blocks — and gains you 4 life as a bonus for the trouble. Four mana is the ceiling on efficient removal in white, and this earns every pip.
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 |
Faith's Fetters is a Pauper staple for good reason: at common, it's one of the cleanest answers to problem permanents at any card type, and the life gain matters in a format where racing is real. In Commander it fills the role of catch-all enchantment removal — it hits planeswalkers, artifacts, creatures, and lands with activated abilities equally, which few white cards do at this price point. Competitive formats like Legacy and Modern have long outgrown it, but casual and budget Commander builds that need flexible permanent control with upside will find Faith's Fetters punching above its cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Faith's Fetters is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you ever pay for it. Stable demand from Pauper and budget Commander keeps it from dropping further, but there's no price floor worth watching here.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.