Rime Transfusion
Snow Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and has "
: This creature can't be blocked this turn except by snow creatures." ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.96
- EDHREC rank
- #14891
Rime Transfusion turns any snow permanent into a -1/-1 debuff machine that also pushes your creatures past blockers — that's a lot of board impact for one mana to cast. The catch is the equip cost: two snow mana per move means you need a dedicated snow mana base before Rime Transfusion pulls its full weight, which is exactly why Jorn, God of Winter is its natural home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter untaps snow permanents on combat damage, which means the two-snow equip cost on Rime Transfusion becomes effectively free — attack, untap your snow lands, reequip, repeat — turning a conditional tax into a non-issue and making Rime Transfusion one of the strongest pieces in the 99.
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 |
Rime Transfusion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside of Commander snow builds — the equip cost demands a snow-specific mana base that no competitive non-rotating shell bothers to construct. In Commander it's a niche staple: near-mandatory in Jorn, God of Winter decks and a reasonable include in any heavily snow-themed list, but irrelevant outside that context. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more flexible equipment options that don't ask you to reshape your mana base around a subtype.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.96 bulk tier
At $0.96, Rime Transfusion sits at the top of the bulk tier — cheap enough to pick up without a second thought for any snow build. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, but it's also not going to drop further; snow commander decks will keep a steady floor of demand under it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jorn, God of Winter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.