Lay Claim
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant permanent
You control enchanted permanent.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #16367
Lay Claim steals any permanent outright — no restrictions on type, no temporary window — and stapling cycling onto it means a dead draw can cash in for a fresh card. Seven mana is the real conversation: that's a steep ask in most Commander pods, and it's why Lay Claim earns a slot mainly in decks that can copy the trigger, like Radiant Performer builds, or that generate enough mana to not care.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Lay Claim sees meaningful play, and even there it's a role-player rather than a staple — the permanent count is high, targets are juicy, and games go long enough that seven mana is eventually reachable. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's a non-starter; no competitive shell wants to tap out for seven to steal one threat when cheaper interaction exists at every turn. Vintage is technically legal but irrelevant for the same reason. Lay Claim is a Commander card through and through, best in pods that run big mana or Amulet-style acceleration and least valuable at faster, more cutthroat tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Radiant PerformerLay Claim
Gain control of all permanents; Mass Land Denial
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Lay Claim is pure bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in without a second thought. That price isn't going anywhere; it's a high-CMC uncommon with a narrow home, so there's no pressure to buy in quantity.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.