Seal of Doom
Enchantment
Sacrifice this enchantment: Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #9130
Seal of Doom sits on the battlefield as a persistent threat — opponents can't ignore it, and you cash it in the moment a nonblack creature needs to die. Two mana to deploy and two to activate is a steep total, but the separation between those costs is exactly what enchantment-matters and sacrifice synergy decks want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Narci, Fable Singer
Narci, Fable Singer triggers off enchantments dying, and Seal of Doom is a kill spell that doubles as a sacrificeable enchantment on demand — you control exactly when the trigger fires.
Daxos the Returned
Daxos the Returned generates experience counters whenever an enchantment enters under your control, so Seal of Doom is a removal spell that also advances the counter engine the turn it resolves.
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
Squall, SeeD Mercenary cares about enchantments entering and leaving, and Seal of Doom gives you a reusable threat-removal tool that feeds both sides of that equation at a time of your choosing.
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
Muldrotha, the Gravetide lets you replay permanents from your graveyard each turn, so Seal of Doom functions as a recurring removal spell — pay four over two turns, kill something every cycle.
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 |
Commander is Seal of Doom's home: enchantment-matters decks actively want a kill spell stapled to a sacrificeable permanent, and the two-installment cost is a feature, not a bug, when your commander rewards enchantments entering or dying. In Pauper it sees occasional play as a budget answer that dodges discard, since the threat is already on board before the activation — opponents can't counter the kill if they counter the seal. In Legacy and Vintage the two-mana activation on a sorcery-speed effect is simply too slow against the density of interaction at those tables, and dedicated removal is cheaper and cleaner. Pioneer and Standard don't apply.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Seal of Doom is deep bulk — a dollar rare that punches well above its price in any enchantment-synergy shell. That price is stable; there's no scarcity driving it up and no rotation risk driving it down.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.