Scourge of the Nobilis
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is red, it gets +1/+1 and has "
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
As long as enchanted creature is white, it gets +1/+1 and has lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17761
Scourge of the Nobilis turns any red or white creature into a lifelink, firebreathing threat for three mana — the enchanted creature gains lifelink immediately and can pump with mana at instant speed, which is a meaningful swing on a commander or a finisher. It's narrow by design, but in a Boros or mono-red shell that wants sustained pressure, it overperforms its price.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scourge of the Nobilis earns a slot in Boros voltron and mono-red or mono-white aggro builds where the commander is the primary damage source — slapping it on a commander like Rem Karolus or Aurelia gives you lifelink to survive the long game and a mana sink to close it out. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive stress-testing: enchantress and aura strategies at common rarity love a three-mana pump-and-lifelink package, and the color restriction is largely irrelevant when you're already deep in red or white. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the effect is too incremental at three mana when those formats are ending games on turn one or two. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: viable in aggressive red-white shells, invisible everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Scourge of the Nobilis is pure bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you find it on a singles site. That price is stable because demand is real but narrow, meaning it's unlikely to spike but equally unlikely to disappear.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.