Mark of Eviction
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, return enchanted creature and all Auras attached to that creature to their owners' hands.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #23203
Mark of Eviction bounces the enchanted creature to its owner's hand at the beginning of each upkeep — not just once, but every upkeep, making it a soft lock on any creature that can't shake the Aura. The catch is that any opponent can break the loop by simply not replaying the creature, so it punishes value-engine creatures more than threats that are happy sitting in hand; pair it with Wormfang Manta or similar enters-the-battlefield abusers and the "drawback" becomes the point.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Mark of Eviction finds its real home, slotting into Aura-synergy and flicker-adjacent strategies that want repeatable bounce triggers rather than a one-shot answer. In Legacy and Vintage it is technically legal but competes with instant-speed removal that actually solves problems, so it almost never sees play there. Modern has the same problem — a symmetrical, slow bounce effect on a one-mana Aura is simply outclassed. Mark of Eviction is a Commander card through and through, and even there it earns its slot only in dedicated engines rather than as generic interaction.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Mark of Eviction is deep bulk — the kind of card you grab as a throw-in or pull from a bargain bin without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile Commander deck pushes the engine into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.