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Telekinetic Bonds

Enchantment

Whenever a player discards a card, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, you may tap or untap target permanent.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Judgment
Price
$0.32
EDHREC rank
#27606
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Telekinetic Bonds card art
Telekinetic Bonds turns every spell you cast into a free tap or untap, which is backbreaking in decks that chain instants or generate mana from permanents. The five-mana setup cost is real, but a single activation loop — say, untapping Chromatic Orrery repeatedly — pays it back immediately.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Telekinetic Bonds lives almost exclusively in Commander, where the game lasts long enough to exploit repeated triggers and the table density of activated abilities makes tapping down blockers or key mana rocks genuinely punishing. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper but won't touch a five-mana enchantment that doesn't impact the board the turn it resolves. Commander is the only format where Telekinetic Bonds earns its slot.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.32 bulk tier

At $0.32, Telekinetic Bonds is deep bulk — you'll find it in a dime box before you find it on a buylist. The price reflects low tournament demand, not low power; in the right Commander shell it overperforms its cost by a wide margin.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.