Lawmage's Binding
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #15726
Lawmage's Binding locks a creature out of attacking, blocking, and activating abilities for the rest of the game — no mana required to maintain it. Three mana at flash speed is the only cost, and in Azorius decks like Errant and Giada it pulls double duty as both removal and a spell trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Errant and Giada
Errant and Giada cares about casting spells with flash, and Lawmage's Binding fits cleanly into that loop — it answers a threat at instant speed while simultaneously fueling the copy engine Errant and Giada wants to fire off at every opportunity.
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, Lawmage's Binding is a budget permanent-based answer that sticks indefinitely, which matters in a format where threats live long enough to become problems. Pauper is where it has seen the most competitive consideration — at common, flash enchantment removal is a meaningful resource, especially against creature-heavy aggro. In Modern and Pioneer the bar for interaction is too high; three mana for a conditional lock effect that doesn't remove the body loses cleanly to cheaper, cleaner removal. Legacy and Vintage barely register it for the same reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Lawmage's Binding is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or cheapest-shipping online order. That price is stable and going nowhere; it's a single printing with low demand outside budget Commander builds.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Errant and Giada
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.