Price of Freedom
Sorcery — Lesson
Destroy target artifact or land an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #7428
Price of Freedom gives your entire team indestructible until end of turn and untaps them — both effects on one card, at instant speed. The cost is real: you skip your next untap step, which matters, but any deck that swings wide and needs to survive a crack-back will pay it without hesitation. Iroh, Grand Lotus in particular turns the untap clause into a feature, not a bug.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Iroh, Grand Lotus
Iroh, Grand Lotus taps creatures to generate value, so Price of Freedom's mass untap is a second activation trigger stapled onto a fog-proof combat trick — the skipped untap step barely registers when you've already squeezed the engine twice in one turn.
River Song
River Song rewards casting spells in non-traditional orders and running instants that generate surprise value; Price of Freedom fits cleanly as a combat blowout that doubles as a protection piece, keeping her board intact through counterattacks.
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher cares about lands entering and creatures being sturdy; Price of Freedom provides the indestructible shield that lets an aggressive board survive the punishment phase after a big attack.
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Zo-Zu the Punisher decks attack early and often, so Price of Freedom earns its slot by protecting the whole team from a retaliatory board wipe or double-blocks after an all-in swing.
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician builds wide token boards that are natural board-wipe targets; Price of Freedom turns what should be a wrath into a one-sided tempo swing, keeping the team alive and untapped for a follow-up.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Price of Freedom is a Commander card at its core — the mass-indestructible-plus-untap effect only scales to its full potential when you have five or more creatures on board, and that's a Commander-speed development. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, the skipped untap step is a steeper cost relative to the board states those formats produce, and dedicated combat tricks with lower downsides exist at similar mana values. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power density to exploit the untap clause, but the competitive metagames there rarely reward this kind of combat-focused setup. Standard gives it room to breathe if aggressive creature decks need a protection valve, though the delayed untap makes it awkward in tempo-sensitive games. Price of Freedom is at its best in Commander, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Price of Freedom is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking twice. Given its high inclusion rate in popular commanders like Iroh, Grand Lotus, the floor is unlikely to drop further, but this is a card you buy to play, not to hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Iroh, Grand Lotus
- River Song
- Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
- Zo-Zu the Punisher
- Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.