Persuasion
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
You control enchanted creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #20423
Persuasion steals any creature and keeps it under your control for as long as the enchantment sticks — that's a two-for-one threat conversion at five mana. It's a reasonable budget inclusion, but it loses to any enchantment removal and does nothing the turn it enters.
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 Persuasion sees its only real play, and even there it sits at the budget end of the theft spectrum. Five mana at sorcery speed is slow for a card that answers exactly one threat and folds to Naturalize, so more resilient options like Control Magic or Confiscate see higher inclusion rates in powered lists. In Legacy and Vintage, Persuasion is technically legal but never played — those formats move too fast for a five-mana do-nothing-until-your-next-turn enchantment. It's a fine pick if your budget doesn't stretch to better theft spells and your meta is light on enchantment removal.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Persuasion is firmly bulk — you're paying almost nothing for functional if inefficient theft. The price is stable because demand is low; better options exist at under $2, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.