Redemption Arc
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has indestructible and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
: Exile enchanted creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
- Price
- $1.40
- EDHREC rank
- #3805
Redemption Arc moves every Aura from your graveyard back to the battlefield attached to a creature you control — mass Aura recursion on a single card, not one-at-a-time. Killian, Decisive Mentor cuts the cost in half, making this an absurd mid-game reset that would be backbreaking at full price and is nearly free in the right shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
Killian, Decisive Mentor reduces Redemption Arc by two generic mana, turning a five-mana recovery spell into a three-mana one — that's the difference between a rebuild turn and a same-turn win condition, and it's why Redemption Arc shows up in nearly 90% of Killian lists.
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser hands out Auras to opponents as a resource drain, and Redemption Arc recovers any of those Auras that get answered or redirected, keeping the political pressure engine online.
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
Eriette of the Charmed Apple runs a critical mass of Auras to lock down opposing creatures, and Redemption Arc is the insurance policy that reattaches the whole board state when removal starts eating through the enchantments.
Mazzy, Truesword Paladin
Mazzy, Truesword Paladin already returns Auras to hand when enchanted creatures die, but Redemption Arc goes wider — reattaching the full graveyard in one shot after a board wipe rather than trickling back one at a time.
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Noble Heritage distributes +1/+1 counter Auras across the table, and Redemption Arc recovers the whole suite when opponents inevitably answer the creatures bearing them.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Redemption Arc is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it does anything meaningful. In Legacy and Vintage the card is too slow and too conditional — mass Aura recursion does nothing if you're not already deep into an Aura-based game plan, and those formats punish five-mana sorceries hard. Commander is where the card lives: multiplayer games go long enough for graveyards to fill up, Aura-centric commanders turn Redemption Arc into a reset button, and the singleton format means you need exactly this effect rather than four copies of something cheaper. Oathbreaker is technically legal and could support it in an Aura-heavy build, but the accelerated pace works against it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.40 cheap tier
At $1.40, Redemption Arc is firmly budget — cheap enough to slot into any Aura deck without a second thought. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move much in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Killian, Decisive Mentor
- Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
- Eriette of the Charmed Apple
- Mazzy, Truesword Paladin
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.