Oni Possession
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample.
Enchanted creature is a Demon Spirit.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #26171
Oni Possession turns any creature into a serious threat — but it kills that creature the moment the enchantment leaves, which means you're one removal spell away from losing both. Run it only if you're deliberately sacrificing the host or have a reason to want the creature to die.
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 |
In Commander, Oni Possession is a fringe pick — the enchant-creature risk is too steep when four opponents have interaction, and losing your creature to a Disenchant feels terrible at a multiplayer table. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to outpace it, but neither wants a three-mana aura when the format's threats close games faster. Modern is technically legal but has no realistic home. Oni Possession fits best in Commander decks that treat the host creature as a sacrifice outlet or a death-trigger engine, where the downside flips into an upside.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Oni Possession is bulk — no barrier to picking up a copy if the deck wants it. Bulk rares rarely appreciate, so there's no reason to buy multiples speculatively.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.