Raking Canopy
Enchantment
Whenever a creature with flying attacks you, this enchantment deals 4 damage to it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $1.22
- EDHREC rank
- #16191
Raking Canopy sits on the battlefield and kills every flying attacker that swings at you for three or more power — no mana activation, no targeting, just a static deterrent that stacks up fast in Commander pods full of dragons and angel tokens. Rendmaw, Creaking Nest turns each of those kills into an Insect, so the enchantment stops fliers and grows your board simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest triggers on each creature dying to a non-combat source, and Raking Canopy's damage-based removal qualifies — every oversized flier that runs into it becomes an Insect, converting opponent aggression directly into your token engine.
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 |
Raking Canopy is a niche sideboard piece in Legacy and Vintage, where it can tax Delver of Secrets or Murktide Regent builds that lean on evasive threats, but it rarely earns a maindeck slot. Commander is where it actually lives — a three-power threshold catches the majority of relevant flying threats at the format's table, from Consecrated Sphinx to most dragon commanders, and a one-time three-mana investment that passively discourages attacks is genuinely taxing across a four-player game. It's legal in Modern as well, though the format moves too fast and too wide for a static enchantment to outcompete dedicated sweepers or instant-speed removal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.22 cheap tier
At $1.22, Raking Canopy sits in cheap territory — low enough that it's worth a slot on novelty alone if the angle fits your deck. Narrow enchantments at this price tier tend to stay flat; don't expect movement unless a breakout commander makes consistent use of the death trigger.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.