Slimebind
Enchantment — Aura
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -4/-0.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #25267
Slimebind taps a creature and keeps it tapped for as long as the Aura sticks — soft removal that doubles as an attack deterrent without spending a removal spell. The catch is that it costs three mana and dies to any enchantment hate, making it a fragile answer in formats that punish slow interaction.
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, Slimebind competes against a deep bench of three-mana interaction, and it rarely makes the cut — permanent tap effects are useful, but opponents have 40 life and two other players to pressure you while the enchanted creature waits. Pauper is the most hospitable home: the format's removal suite is narrower, enchantment removal is less universal, and tempo-oriented blue decks can leverage a locked-down blocker to push damage. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card is technically legal but effectively unplayable — those formats move too fast for a sorcery-speed three-mana Aura that doesn't affect the board immediately. Slimebind is a limited card that occasionally finds a niche in budget Pauper control shells; everywhere else, better options exist at the same price point.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Slimebind sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — there's no competitive demand driving reprints or buyouts. Pick it up for a casual Pauper build without hesitation; it costs less than a sleeve.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.