Mana Tithe
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2094
Mana Tithe counters a spell unless its controller pays one more mana — in white, that's the whole trick, because nobody sees it coming. Kambal, Consul of Allocation decks run it as a low-cost disruption piece that punishes the exact moment an opponent taps out to resolve something impactful.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Kambal, Consul of Allocation already taxes opponents for casting noncreature spells, so Mana Tithe slots in as a second layer of punishment — counter the spell they stretched their mana to cast, and Kambal's passive never even triggers.
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, Mana Tithe lives and dies by timing: it's best on turn two or three when mana is tight, and nearly irrelevant late when everyone has ten lands in play. Legacy and Vintage have no need for it — Force of Will and Counterspell exist, and paying one extra mana is trivial at those power levels. Pauper is where Mana Tithe earns genuine respect, functioning as a budget Force Spike in white-based control shells where one-mana counters are otherwise off-limits. The card's entire value proposition is surprise; once a table knows you run it, the bluff is mostly spent.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available for Mana Tithe at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. It has been printed multiple times and typically sits in budget territory, making it an easy pickup if the effect fits your build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.