Pin to the Earth

In Commander, Pin to the Earth is a budget answer in blue-inclusive decks that struggle to deal with oversized creatures — the -6/-0 effect is permanent and requires no mana investment beyond the initial cast, which matters in a format where resources are stretched across three opponents. Pauper is its most competitive home: efficient common removal is scarce, and a two-mana pacifism variant that can blank most attackers and blockers is genuinely playable. In Modern and Legacy the card simply doesn't compete — both formats have cheaper, cleaner removal that actually destroys or exiles. Pioneer sits in a similar spot; there's no reason to run Pin to the Earth when Azorius Charm and Ossification exist at similar price points. Oathbreaker functions close enough to Commander that the same budget-removal logic applies.