Task Mage Assembly
Enchantment
When there are no creatures on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.
: This enchantment deals 1 damage to target creature. Any player may activate this ability but only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #26856
Task Mage Assembly turns every creature you control into a: deal 1 damage outlet, which adds up fast in token or tap-heavy strategies but asks nothing of it on its own. Four mana for a static enchantment with no immediate board impact is the cost, and in Commander that price is acceptable only if your creature count is reliably high.
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 |
In Commander, Task Mage Assembly fills a niche role in creature-wide tap strategies, converting token boards into incremental damage that most white and red decks would otherwise lack. The effect scales with board state rather than providing immediate value, which makes it a liability in the early game but a nuisance that demands an answer once you're ahead. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats, but Task Mage Assembly doesn't come close to the power threshold those formats demand — there's no competitive shell where pinging for one damage per tapped creature is an efficient use of a card slot. Oathbreaker, like Commander, could host it in the right go-wide list, though the singleton format's higher-density redundancy requirements make it a fringe include at best.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Task Mage Assembly is firmly bulk — no barrier to picking up a copy if the strategy fits. Bulk enchantments with narrow applications rarely appreciate, so treat this as a spend-and-sleeve card rather than a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.