Lucent Liminid
Enchantment Creature — Elemental
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #30579
Lucent Liminid is a five-mana 3/3 with flying and flash that enchants itself onto the battlefield as an Aura — a neat trick, but five mana for a 3/3 flier is too expensive to justify outside of dedicated enchantment synergy decks. The payoff is real only when you're counting enchantments for Constellation triggers or padding an Aura count for commanders who care.
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 |
In Commander, Lucent Liminid earns its slot exactly once: in enchantress builds that reward every enchantment entering the battlefield, where it doubles as a threat and a synergy piece. In Pauper it's a legal option, but five mana for a 3/3 flier competes poorly against the format's efficient commons, so it doesn't see play. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — Lucent Liminid is nowhere near the power level those formats demand. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in its use case: narrow but functional in the right enchantment shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Lucent Liminid is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it down. The price reflects its narrow playability; it won't climb unless an enchantment-matters commander spikes demand, and nothing on the horizon suggests that's coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.