Maniacal Rage
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and can't block.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #22595
Maniacal Rage staples +2/+2 and trample onto a creature for two mana, which is a real pump — the cost is that the enchanted creature loses its activated abilities and can't block. That trade is fine on an opponent's blocker you're stealing with a Voltron commander, and a liability everywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Maniacal Rage sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where two-mana Auras that don't generate immediate card advantage are outclassed by equipment or better pump spells. Pauper is its most competitive home — the card is commons-legal and the trample rider matters in a format full of ground stalls, though it still competes with Rancor for the same slot and loses badly. In Commander, Maniacal Rage is a role-player only in dedicated Aura strategies like Siona, Captain of the Pyleas or Tuvasa the Sunlit, where it triggers constellation or draw effects and the lost activated abilities rarely matter; in any other shell, the can't-block clause is a meaningful downside on your own creatures and the effect is too small to matter at multiplayer tables.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Maniacal Rage is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a card that sees narrow play. The price won't move; it has been reprinted enough and sees little enough demand that even heavy Aura-deck adoption wouldn't push it above a quarter.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.