The Witch's Vanity
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Destroy target creature an opponent controls with mana value 2 or less.
II — Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
III — Create a Wicked Role token attached to target creature you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #15074
The Witch's Vanity puts a permanent -1/-1 counter on target creature at instant speed — no mana cost beyond the card itself, paid instead by discarding a card when it enters the battlefield. That discard makes it a niche inclusion rather than a staple, but in decks that want cards in the graveyard or run madness effects, the cost flips from a drawback into a feature.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, The Witch's Vanity occupies a narrow slot — it's removal that requires a resource trade most decks would rather avoid, and -1/-1 counters rarely kill anything above a utility creature. Where it earns consideration is in graveyard-centric or madness builds where the discard is incidental upside rather than a cost. In 1v1 formats like Pioneer or Modern, the tempo loss of discarding a card to shrink a creature by one is almost never worth a spell slot — better targeted removal exists at every price point. Standard is the one exception worth noting: early in a format's life, card pools are shallow and The Witch's Vanity can punch above its weight in aggressive creature matchups where shaving a point of power matters for blocking math.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, The Witch's Vanity is bulk — buy a playset without thinking about it. Bulk rares with conditional utility rarely spike, so don't expect the price to move unless a breakout graveyard or madness deck in a major format pushes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.