Melancholy
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this Aura unless you pay 
.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29911
Melancholy taps a creature and keeps it tapped every upkeep for as long as the enchantment sticks — effectively locking one attacker or blocker out of combat indefinitely. For one blue mana and an aura slot, that's a narrow but real effect, and it's dead weight if the enchanted creature gets removed.
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, Melancholy is fringe at best — tapping a single creature does little when boards are wide and threats regenerate every turn cycle. Pauper is its most realistic home, where common-legal control and tempo decks can squeeze value from a one-mana lockdown on a key threat. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient interaction, so Melancholy never competes there. The card is legal across most formats but actively played in almost none.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Melancholy is deep bulk — buy it for pennies if a specific deck calls for it, but don't expect that price to move in either direction. There's no competitive demand driving a reprint concern or a buyout scenario.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.