Iroas's Blessing
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, it deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #21593
Iroas's Blessing attaches a +1/+1 counter and first strike to any creature you control — at instant speed, at sorcery-speed cost for a permanent buff — all for two mana. It's a fine combat trick in Limited and a budget Voltron pickup, but it competes against better aura options in most constructed formats.
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 |
In Commander, Iroas's Blessing earns its slot in Voltron builds that want cheap, permanent power boosts — the +1/+1 counter doesn't fall off after combat, which separates it from pure pump spells. Outside of Commander, Iroas's Blessing sees marginal play in Pauper aggressive or Aura-based strategies where the budget ceiling is low and every common counts. In Modern and Pioneer the competition from more impactful equipment and auras is steep enough that Iroas's Blessing rarely makes the cut outside of highly budget-constrained lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Iroas's Blessing is deep bulk — you're not paying for this card, you're paying for shipping. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is wide, so there's no reason to buy in volume expecting movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.