Glaring Aegis
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap target creature an opponent controls.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+3.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17244
Glaring Aegis taps a blocker and grants +0/+3 to your attacker for one white mana — solid combat math at a negligible cost. It's a Limited card through and through, and it doesn't belong in constructed formats where one mana buys far more lasting effects.
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 |
Glaring Aegis is a Pauper-legal combat trick, and that's the only constructed context where it's worth a second look — aggressive white commons strategies occasionally want cheap ways to punch through blockers. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, one-mana spells are competing with cards that change the game permanently, and a single-combat tap effect doesn't clear that bar. Commander is the worst home for it: sorcery-speed combat tricks in a four-player format rarely justify a slot, and the +0/+3 bonus evaporates the moment the turn ends.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Glaring Aegis is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box without looking hard. That price reflects its power level accurately, so don't expect it to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.