Tomb Hex
Instant
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
Landfall — If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, that creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn instead.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #26305
Tomb Hex destroys a target creature with no mana attached to a land and deals 2 damage to its controller — conditional removal that punishes greedy mana bases. At two mana it competes in a crowded slot, and the condition is a real constraint in Commander where basics are common.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tomb Hex earns its slot when your meta runs fetchland-heavy or dual-heavy mana bases, which is most tables above bracket 2 — the condition triggers reliably and the 2 damage is a small bonus that adds up over a long game. In Pauper, where the common-card restriction keeps mana bases humble, the condition is harder to guarantee and cheaper unconditional removal usually wins the slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient interaction, so Tomb Hex doesn't see meaningful play there. It's a Commander-or-Pauper card, and even in Pauper it's fringe.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Tomb Hex is deep bulk — you're not making a financial decision here, you're making a deck-building one. The price will stay flat; there's no demand pressure to move it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.