Foul Presence
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 and has "
: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #29805
Foul Presence slaps a Warchanter Skald-style curse on a creature whenever it deals combat damage to you, forcing the enchanted player to lose life equal to the power of their own attackers — a punishing tax that compounds every time that creature swings. Two mana for a black enchantment that converts your opponents' aggression into a drain engine is a strong rate, and in multiplayer it can simultaneously deter attacks and accelerate your life-loss synergies.
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 |
Foul Presence is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer table is where the curse mechanic reaches its ceiling, since multiple opponents can end up enchanted and bleeding each other out while you watch. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive presence; two mana for a reactive enchantment that doesn't affect the board until your opponent attacks is far too slow for those formats. Oathbreaker shares the multiplayer texture of Commander and is the one other context where Foul Presence could pull real weight, particularly in black shells that care about life loss or draining the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Warchanter SkaldIntruder AlarmFoul Presence
Destroy all creatures opponents control; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Foul Presence sits firmly in bulk territory — it's a pickup you throw in a cart without thinking about the price. Bulk rares rarely spike unless a commander or new card creates a sudden demand spike, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully, but also don't hesitate to grab a copy whenever you're filling out a black enchantment package.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.