Repentance
Sorcery
Target creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #15936
Repentance converts any creature's power into lethal damage pointed at its controller — a removal spell that scales with the biggest threat on board. Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer is the primary home, where forcing damage through a high-power creature doubles as a poison delivery system.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer turns every point of damage into poison counters, so Repentance aimed at a 10-power creature isn't just removal — it's a 10-counter poison drop on its controller, often lethal on the spot.
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 |
Repentance is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through — the 100-card singleton format is where high-power threats are common enough to make the conditional damage relevant. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition from instant-speed unconditional removal is too steep; Repentance's sorcery speed and reliance on the opponent having a large creature makes it unplayable at those tables. In Oathbreaker it's plausible in the same Anti-Venom shell, where the poison angle compresses the game clock enough to justify a conditional removal spell. Outside of damage-matters or poison strategies, it's outclassed even in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Repentance sits firmly in bulk territory, priced for what it is: a narrow, situational sorcery. It holds that floor as long as Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer decks stay popular, but don't expect movement — the demand ceiling is low.
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Mentioned
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.