Glyph of Delusion
Instant
Put X glyph counters on target creature that target Wall blocked this turn, where X is the power of that blocked creature. The creature gains "This creature doesn't untap during your untap step if it has a glyph counter on it" and "At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a glyph counter from this creature."
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #25646
Glyph of Delusion permanently removes a blocker from combat by loading it with -0/-X counters equal to its power — no toughness reduction, just a stacked countdown to legend removal that sticks until the creature attacks again. One mana at instant speed is the right price for that effect, but the narrow targeting restriction (must target a Wall or creature that blocked) keeps it out of general-purpose removal slots.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Glyph of Delusion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, and irrelevant in all of them at competitive tables. In Commander it finds the narrowest use in Arcades, the Strategist or similar Walls-matter builds, where opponents' defenders are actually on the board long enough for the counter accumulation to matter. Pauper is the format where it's most plausible — defensive creature stalls exist, the card costs one mana, and budget constraints are real — but even there it competes poorly against direct removal. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a conditional combat trick.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Glyph of Delusion sits at the high end of bulk — you're paying a small premium over true bulk rare pricing for a card with a genuinely thin demand profile. It's not a card that holds or grows value; pick it up only if you have a specific Walls-matter build that actually wants it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.