Immolation

In Commander, Immolation occupies a narrow niche: red decks that want cheap auras or need to punch through high-toughness blockers, but it rarely earns a slot over spells that don't demand combat setup. Pauper is its most hospitable format — one-mana enchantments that change combat math are actually relevant there, especially in aggressive red builds where every mana counts. In Legacy and Vintage the card is legal but essentially invisible; the formats move too fast for a combat trick that costs an enchantment slot. Pioneer follows the same logic — Immolation is technically playable but never the correct answer to any problem those decks face. Modern is the same story: the effect is real, the execution is too conditional.