Soul Tithe
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant nonland permanent
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted permanent's controller, that player sacrifices it unless they pay 
, where X is its mana value.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17772
Soul Tithe puts a permanent on a payment plan — its controller either shells out an escalating tax each upkeep or loses it. The catch is that they choose, which means a well-resourced opponent just pays and moves on; it shines when the target is expensive to keep and its controller is already mana-stretched.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Soul Tithe is a low-investment threat against high-value permanents — slap it on an opposing commander, a planeswalker, or a key artifact and force a recurring decision. The problem is that four-player tables generate enough mana that the tax rarely stings past turn five; it's better in the early game or in tax-and-drain builds that compound the pressure. In Legacy and Vintage, faster clocks and more efficient threats mean Soul Tithe almost never makes the cut over hard removal. Modern and Pioneer are similar — you want to answer a permanent, not negotiate with its owner. Oathbreaker is the one other format where the targeted-tax angle can matter, since the smaller card pool rewards flexible interaction.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Soul Tithe is deep bulk — a throw-in card with essentially no floor to fall through. It holds that price as a casual Commander option, not because of competitive demand, so don't expect any movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.