Spiteful Repossession
Sorcery
Spiteful Repossession deals damage to each opponent who controls more lands than you equal to the difference. Then create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the damage dealt this way.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #13015
Spiteful Repossession can generate four or more mana and four or more life in a single spell against any opponent running a basic-heavy mana base — common in Commander. Four mana at sorcery speed is real compensation, and in a multiplayer game you pick the most land-rich opponent at the table.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Spiteful Repossession earns its slot. With three opponents, at least one is almost always running a basic-heavy base, and even a conservative count of four basics nets you four mana and four life for four mana — card-neutral at worst, accelerant at best. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with far more efficient ramp and burn, and sorcery-speed life gain does nothing meaningful in those formats. Treat this as a Commander-only card.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Spiteful Repossession is deep bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. Bulk ramp with upside rarely climbs unless it lands in a popular precon or gets a high-profile EDHREC breakout, so don't expect movement, but there's no reason not to own a copy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.