Torment
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #30519
Torment turns every creature on the board into a liability for your opponents — each one they control costs them a life every upkeep, scaling brutally as board states grow. Three black mana for a static drain engine is a real rate, and in enchantress or attrition shells it pulls serious weight.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Torment rewards patient attrition strategies — four opponents each maintaining a populated board means the life drain compounds fast, often shaving 10–15 life off the table per rotation without you lifting a finger. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but faster, more decisive ways to win, so Torment rarely earns a slot there. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight outside Commander, fitting black control shells that grind opponents out over many turns.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Torment is firmly bulk — you're picking it up as an afterthought in a order, not tracking it down. The price is stable; there's no pressure driving it up, but a Commander reprint or renewed interest in enchantress-drain strategies could nudge it slightly, though it's unlikely to leave the bulk bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.