Quiet Contemplation
Enchantment
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay 
. If you do, tap target creature an opponent controls and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #18012
Quiet Contemplation turns every noncreature spell you cast into a tap-or-counter threat, which is a punishing rate for a three-mana enchantment that sits on the board indefinitely. In a spell-dense blue deck it locks down blockers or key permanents every single turn, and the cumulative pressure compounds fast enough to functionally lock opponents out.
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 Quiet Contemplation does its real work — a spellslinger deck that casts four or five noncreature spells a turn converts it into a repeatable soft-lock engine with no activation cost. In Legacy and Vintage the card is legal but irrelevant; those formats end too fast for a slow enchantment to accumulate meaningful board control. Modern and Pioneer share the same problem: three mana for a symmetry-breaking enchantment that requires spell volume doesn't compete with the raw power available, and you'll rarely get the turns needed to pull ahead. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card-adjacent format where Quiet Contemplation can shine, since the instant- and sorcery-heavy signature-spell structure feeds it naturally.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Quiet Contemplation is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not a singles order. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is deep, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.