Magnetic Web
Artifact
If a creature with a magnet counter on it attacks, all creatures with magnet counters on them attack if able.
Whenever a creature with a magnet counter on it attacks, all creatures with magnet counters on them block that creature this turn if able.
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: Put a magnet counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.66
- EDHREC rank
- #19882
Magnetic Web forces every creature with a counter on it to block whenever able — a soft global goad that punishes opponents for leaving creatures on the field. In counter-heavy strategies like Kros, Defense Contractor, it's a three-mana enchantment that effectively neutralizes your opponents' boards as defensive resources.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor distributes +1/+1 counters to opponents' creatures as a core mechanic, and Magnetic Web turns every one of those gifted counters into a mandatory blocker — creatures you gave counters to can't sit back and protect their controller, which clears the path for your own attacks while you exploit the goad triggers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Magnetic Web is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander — the only format where a three-mana enchantment with a narrow political effect gets the time and table complexity to justify its slot. In Legacy and Vintage, the effect simply doesn't line up with how those formats win; no competitive deck is building around counter placement. Commander is where Magnetic Web pays off, specifically in goad or proliferate shells where opponents' creatures routinely end up with counters on them and the forced-block clause becomes a recurring strategic weapon.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.66 bulk tier
At $0.66, Magnetic Web is firmly bulk — cheap enough to throw into a Kros, Defense Contractor list without a second thought. It's a narrow card with a small audience, so don't expect price movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.