Rime Chill
Instant
Vivid — This spell costs 
less to cast for each color among permanents you control.
Tap up to two target creatures. Put a stun counter on each of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #22310
Rime Chill puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature and taps it — for two mana at instant speed, that's a tempo play that answers small utility creatures while slowing down bigger threats. Narrow enough that it competes poorly against dedicated removal, but in decks that care about -1/-1 counters, it pulls double duty.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rime Chill is a fringe inclusion — the -1/-1 counter synergy has to already matter in your deck, otherwise you're paying two mana for a Tap effect that doesn't even kill anything. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the bar for this kind of effect is higher; dedicated removal and better tempo options crowd it out entirely. Standard gives it the most air to breathe, where card pools are shallow and any instant-speed interaction has some baseline value. Legacy and Vintage don't want Rime Chill at any price.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Rime Chill is deep bulk — grab a copy if the synergy calls for it, but there's no meaningful financial floor to worry about. It will not appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.