Farrel's Mantle
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks and isn't blocked, its controller may have it deal damage equal to its power plus 2 to another target creature. If that player does, the attacking creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition II
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28119
Farrel's Mantle turns an attacking creature into a forced-blocking tax machine — the enchanted creature deals its power to any creature that doesn't block it, which pressures opponents into chump blocks or eats their life total. The catch is that the enchanted creature must attack every turn, making it a liability if it can't get through safely.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Farrel's Mantle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a relic that rarely sees competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the forced-attack clause is a genuine downside — your enchanted creature becomes a telegraphed threat that opponents can plan around, and a single removal spell strands you down a card and a creature. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana aura with this fragility when those formats' threats operate on a fundamentally different axis. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a voltron-style signature spell or aggressive planeswalker shell might find marginal use for it, but even there, better options exist.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Farrel's Mantle isn't currently available, which reflects its position as an obscure early-set card with essentially no competitive demand. If you're hunting a copy for a theme deck, expect to find it in bulk bins or at low single-digit cents from vintage stock dealers — it's not a card anyone is racing to buy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.