Tariff
Sorcery
Each player sacrifices the creature they control with the greatest mana value unless they pay that creature's mana cost. If two or more creatures a player controls are tied for greatest, that player chooses one.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #23115
Tariff forces each opponent to either pay mana equal to their most expensive creature's converted mana cost or sacrifice it — a clean asymmetrical threat that punishes greedy boards without touching your own. It's a narrow card, but in the right shell it's a one-mana edict that scales with the power of whatever's across 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 |
Tariff is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's effectively the full picture — Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper don't see it. Legacy and Vintage have no practical interest; the effect isn't strong enough to compete in those formats' removal suites. Commander is where Tariff has any real conversation: a one-mana white instant that can strip a Blightsteel Colossus or Force of Nature without targeting is unusual, and the political angle of letting opponents choose adds texture in multiplayer. The ceiling is high when opponents are all-in on one expensive creature; the floor is low when they're going wide with cheap tokens.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Tariff is firmly bulk — cheap enough to throw in without a second thought if the effect fits your deck. Expect the price to stay flat; it's not a card with widespread demand, and supply from its original printing keeps the ceiling low.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.