Succumb to Temptation
Instant
You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #10754
Succumb to Temptation draws two cards at instant speed for two generic and a black mana — the full effect lands immediately, on your opponent's end step or in response to a threat. Three mana is a real cost for two cards in black, but the instant speed is what you're paying for, and commanders like Toshiro Umezawa get the spell back for free anyway.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
Toshiro Umezawa's ability triggers whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, letting him flashback instants from the graveyard — Succumb to Temptation becomes free card draw every time a removal spell connects, turning each kill spell into a two-for-one.
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, Succumb to Temptation fills the role of a cheap, reliable instant-speed draw spell in mono-black or black-heavy decks that can't run blue's best cantrips. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive pressure — two-card draw at instant speed is genuinely playable at common, and black control shells there will consider it alongside Night's Whisper depending on whether the instant speed matters for the matchup. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's outclassed by more efficient options, but the card is legal across all of them if budget or singleton constraints push you toward it. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: mono-black signatures that want instant-speed interaction will look here when better options are out of reach.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Succumb to Temptation is deep bulk — you're essentially getting it for free out of a trade binder or a dollar rare bin. That price is stable because supply is high and demand is narrow, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
- Toshiro Umezawa
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.