Sinister Possession
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks or blocks, its controller loses 2 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #17861
Sinister Possession punishes the enchanted creature's controller for attacking — two life lost each time they swing — turning aggression into a drain clock. It's a niche tax piece that only matters if your opponent has one creature worth worrying about and no way to remove enchantments.
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 |
Sinister Possession is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play in any 60-card format — one mana for two life per attack doesn't move the needle when removal and threats operate at a higher power level. In Pauper, where the card pool is narrower and life-drain strategies occasionally surface, it's marginally more interesting but still too conditional. Commander is its best home, specifically in enchantress or pillowfort builds that want to tax individual threats, though even there it competes with stronger auras that provide more durable deterrence.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Sinister Possession is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not any market demand. There's no pressure on that price to move upward; it's a filler rare that will stay in the bulk box indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.