Ghosts of the Innocent
Creature — Spirit
If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals half that damage, rounded down, to that permanent or player instead.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #27972
Ghosts of the Innocent cuts all damage dealt to creatures and players in half — a Fog on a stick that compounds every combat and every burn spell for as long as it stays in play. The seven-mana price tag is steep, but in a deck like Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph that pings for exactly 1, halving incoming damage while your own precision effects stay online is a lopsided deal in your favor.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ghosts of the Innocent is a Commander card through and through — seven mana is tolerable in a 40-life format where games go long, and a global damage-halving effect warps combat math for everyone at the table, which is exactly the kind of political or pillowfort leverage EDH rewards. In Legacy and Vintage it's theoretically legal but completely unplayable; seven mana for a symmetrical effect that doesn't interact with the stack or win the game immediately has no place in those formats. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's slower, multiplayer DNA that Ghosts of the Innocent can find a home there too, particularly in white or blue control signatures that want to survive long enough to close out.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ghyrson Starn, KelermorphHelm of the HostGhosts of the Innocent
Infinite damage to one opponent
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Ghyrson Starn, KelermorphIrenicus's Vile DuplicationGhosts of the Innocent
Infinite damage to one opponent
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Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Ghosts of the Innocent is deep bulk — a seven-mana enchantment with a narrow home doesn't generate demand spikes. It's a fine pickup at this price for any pillowfort or damage-reduction build, and there's no meaningful upward pressure to worry about.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.