Oath of the Ancient Wood
Enchantment
Whenever this enchantment or another enchantment you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #18651
Oath of the Ancient Wood puts a +1/+1 counter on each of your creatures whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control — including itself — making it a persistent anthem engine in any enchantment-heavy shell. Two mana for that effect is a real deal, but it only pulls weight when you're casting enchantments regularly; in a non-enchantment deck it's a 2/2 with no text.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Oath of the Ancient Wood is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero competitive play outside Commander — enchantment synergies at two mana have far more efficient alternatives in Legacy and Vintage, and Modern and Pioneer offer stronger payoffs at the same cost. In Commander it finds its home in enchantress and Aura-stacking decks where the trigger fires multiple times per turn cycle, turning modest enchantment density into a board-wide counter engine. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card variant where it's worth a look, specifically under an enchantment-focused planeswalker.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Oath of the Ancient Wood sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without a second thought if an enchantress build needs a cheap counter engine. Bulk enchantments this narrow don't tend to spike, so there's no urgency beyond just slotting it in when the deck calls for it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.