Singing Bell Strike
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Enchanted creature has ": Untap this creature."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22033
Singing Bell Strike locks down a creature and straps a mana sink to it — four colorless to untap, every turn, or it stays tapped forever. The cost is that your opponent controls the valve; in any deck that isn't exploiting the tap trigger, this is just a slow Pacifism.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Singing Bell Strike earns its slot exclusively in decks that profit from the enchanted creature staying tapped or from the opponent dumping mana into the untap cost — Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher being the canonical example, where the repeated tap trigger generates value the four-mana tax can't outrun. Outside that narrow band, it's outclassed by unconditional removal. In Pauper the card is legal but rarely played; the format has cheaper, cleaner answers. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have no interest — the effect is too slow and conditional for those environments.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card


Vhal, Candlekeep ResearcherSinging Bell Strike
Infinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast spells from your hand
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Singing Bell Strike is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is narrow; it won't spike unless a new commander makes the tap-for-value engine suddenly ubiquitous.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher
- Axebane Guardian
- Overgrown Battlement
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.



