Prison Realm
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, exile target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.
When this enchantment enters, scry 1.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #16764
Prison Realm exiles a creature or planeswalker and replaces itself with a scry 1 — that's clean, efficient enchantment-based removal that handles commanders and walkers equally well. Three mana is the right price for that package in Commander.
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 |
Commander is where Prison Realm earns its slot — exiling commanders instead of destroying them dodges indestructible, and the scry 1 keeps your hand quality ticking forward in long games. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow; Path to Exile and Fateful Absence do more for less. Legacy and Vintage have even less patience for three-mana sorcery-speed removal. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case closely, and Prison Realm's planeswalker clause is directly relevant there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Prison Realm is pure bulk — pick up a copy without a second thought. Stable reprints and wide availability mean it won't spike, but it also doesn't need to; you're buying a functional card, not chasing value.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.