Strands of Undeath
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, target player discards two cards.
: Regenerate enchanted creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #20775
Strands of Undeath costs four mana to make an opponent discard two cards and let you scry 2 — a reasonable pile of value, but one that competes with cheaper, reusable discard effects in the same color. It's a fine budget inclusion in graveyard-matters builds, but it's not fighting for slots in a tuned list.
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 |
Strands of Undeath is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Constructed formats have long since moved past four-mana sorceries that don't win the game on the spot. In Pauper it sits at common, but the format's discard options are either cheaper or more repeatable, so it rarely sees play there either. Commander is the natural home — the scry 2 incidentally helps you set up your next draw, and in a reanimator or Aristocrats shell the graveyard synergy can make the card earn its slot. Even there, it's a budget role-player rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Strands of Undeath is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without thinking twice. That price reflects its power level accurately, and there's no meaningful pressure pushing it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.