Oath of Lim-Dûl
Enchantment
Whenever you lose life, for each 1 life you lost, sacrifice a permanent other than this enchantment unless you discard a card. (Damage dealt to you causes you to lose life.)
: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.58
- EDHREC rank
- #20661
Oath of Lim-Dûl turns every life payment into card selection — for one black mana you're trading a life point to dig for exactly what you need, and in a color that treats life as a resource anyway, that's a real engine. The cost is that it requires a sustained life-loss outlet to stay productive, which is why it pairs tightly with cards like Cadaverous Bloom and finds a natural home in Blim, Comedic Genius lists that already have opponents hemorrhaging life.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Blim, Comedic Genius
Blim, Comedic Genius passes curse-laden permanents to opponents who then lose life on upkeep, and Oath of Lim-Dûl converts every one of those triggers into a card-neutral dig — Blim generates the life-loss condition automatically, so Oath turns a soft win-condition into a card-advantage engine without any additional setup.
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 |
Oath of Lim-Dûl is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and Commander is the only format where it sees meaningful play. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more consistent draw engines and life-as-a-resource payoffs that make a one-mana enchantment requiring repeated life loss too slow for a competitive slot. In Commander the calculus flips: games go long, life totals start at 40, and black life-payment builds can trigger Oath of Lim-Dûl multiple times per turn cycle, turning it into sustained card selection across a full table. It is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so EDH is where you build around it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Cadaverous BloomOath of Lim-Dûl
Exile your library; Infinite draw triggers
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Oath of Lim-DûlSkirge FamiliarPhial of Galadriel
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Oath of Lim-DûlMind Over MatterPhial of Galadriel
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers
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Current price
$0.58 bulk tier
At $0.58, Oath of Lim-Dûl sits firmly in bulk territory — it won't strain any budget and is safe to pick up without financial hesitation. It has never been a chase card and the price reflects that, but low cost doesn't mean low impact in the right shell.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.