Righteous War
Enchantment
White creatures you control have protection from black.
Black creatures you control have protection from white.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $2.62
- EDHREC rank
- #21930
Righteous War gives your creatures protection from white and black simultaneously — blanking entire color identities in combat and making your board near-unblockable against the most common removal colors in Commander. Three mana for a global enchantment that rewrites the rules of combat is a genuine deal.
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 |
Righteous War is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is its true home — a three-mana enchantment that affects the whole board scales best in a multiplayer format where white and black removal spells are everywhere. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but too slow and narrow to compete; those formats don't care about combat protection the way a 100-card pod does. Oathbreaker is the second-best fit, particularly in aggressive signatures where Righteous War turns your team into a evasion engine for several turns.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.62 cheap tier
At $2.62, Righteous War sits in the cheap tier — easy to slot without a second thought. It's a narrow enchantment with a specific home, so don't expect the price to spike, but it's priced fairly for what it does in the right deck.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.