Fearsome Temper
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has ": Target creature can't block this creature this turn."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #25583
Fearsome Temper is a three-mana Aura that grants +2/+2 and menace, then replaces itself with a card when the enchanted creature dies — solid stats and built-in resilience to removal. It's a role-player in aggressive creature decks, not a build-around, and it earns its slot by refusing to be a dead card when your opponent answers the threat.
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 |
Fearsome Temper sees essentially no play in competitive formats — Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have Auras that do far more for the same mana, and the card-draw trigger requires your creature to die first, which is too conditional to anchor a Bogles-style strategy. Pauper is the most plausible home, where the commons pool is shallow enough that a cantripping Aura with a relevant combat keyword has real standing. In Commander, Fearsome Temper fits narrowly in Voltron builds or token strategies that expect to lose creatures and want to claw back card equity — commanders like Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale that care about equipment and Auras, or sacrifice-adjacent strategies, are the most natural fits.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Fearsome Temper is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and carries no financial risk whatsoever. Bulk commons rarely appreciate, so pick it up only if you have an immediate use for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.