So Shiny
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, if you control a token, tap enchanted creature, then scry 2.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25091
So Shiny enchants a creature you don't control and draws you a card when it enters — you're taxing an opponent's best threat while replacing itself immediately. The floor is a cantrip; the ceiling is locking down a commander for two mana.
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, So Shiny fills a niche role in pillowfort and stax strategies that want cheap, cantripping ways to neutralize specific threats without spending removal — enchanting a general or a combo piece buys time while keeping your hand size up. In Pauper, the common card pool makes cantripping auras more meaningful, though the effect is situational enough that dedicated control shells will usually prefer hard removal. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a two-mana enchantment with conditional impact to matter. So Shiny is primarily a Commander card.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, So Shiny is deep bulk — pick it up in a trade binder or as a throw-in without a second thought. Bulk commons with narrow effects rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.