Sphere of Purity
Enchantment
If an artifact would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #29654
Sphere of Purity gives each creature you control +0/+1 for a single white mana — a permanent, stackable toughness boost that costs almost nothing to include. The effect is narrow enough that only dedicated lifegain or tokens-go-wide lists will actually want it, and even there better options usually exist.
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 |
Sphere of Purity is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees negligible competitive play in any of them. In Commander it occasionally appears in Doran, the Siege Tower or high-toughness-matters builds where every +0/+1 translates to damage, but it rarely makes the cut over more impactful anthem effects. Pauper is the most plausible home — toughness bumps matter more in a format with fewer one-shot removal spells — yet even there the card struggles to earn a slot. Sphere of Purity is a bulk common for a reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Sphere of Purity is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a box rather than a cart. Don't expect the price to move; there's no spike catalyst and supply is essentially unlimited.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.