Solemn Offering
Sorcery
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 4 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battlebond
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #11911
Solemn Offering destroys an artifact or enchantment and gains you 4 life — reasonable on-board impact, but four mana at sorcery speed is too slow for competitive play. Cheaper, more flexible options exist at every power level, so Solemn Offering belongs in casual pods only.
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, Solemn Offering is outclassed by Disenchant at half the mana, or Generous Gift and Stroke of Midnight if you want the extra flexibility of hitting any permanent. Pauper is the one format where the life gain margin matters more and card quality compresses, making Solemn Offering a borderline-playable sideboard option against aggressive artifact or enchantment strategies. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card sees essentially zero play — four mana at sorcery speed for targeted removal is unacceptable when those formats demand answers on turn two or earlier. It's legal across the board, but legal and playable are different things.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Solemn Offering is deep bulk — the price reflects demand accurately. It holds no value upside; pick it up freely for casual decks, but don't expect that to change.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.