Leonin Bola
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has "
, Unattach Leonin Bola: Tap target creature."
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22970
Leonin Bola gives you a repeatable tap effect stapled to any creature you control for just one mana to equip and one mana to activate — cheap enough that it pulls real weight in strategies that want to tap creatures multiple times per turn. The ceiling is high in the right shell; everywhere else, it's a fringe inclusion at best.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Leonin Bola sees essentially zero play in competitive formats — Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have faster, more impactful ways to spend one mana, and a tap effect simply doesn't threaten anything in those environments. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where it has theoretical relevance, particularly in tap-synergy or Inspired strategies, though even there it rarely makes cuts. Commander is where Leonin Bola actually finds a home: tap-value commanders like Derevi, Empyrial Tactician or Tapdown-combo commanders like Merieke Ri Berit get genuine mileage from an equipment that converts any attacking creature into a tap outlet. Outside of those dedicated shells, it's too narrow to justify a slot.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Leonin Bola, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its niche appeal and age, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory — worth picking up if it fits your build, but there's no urgency.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.