Torpor Dust
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #30427
Torpor Dust puts a creature to sleep for two turns at instant speed — a hard lock that buys at least one full table rotation of inactivity from whatever was threatening you. At three mana for a temporary effect with no permanent value, it's a desperation answer, not a plan.
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, Torpor Dust occupies a narrow emergency slot — it's the card you flash in when an opponent's Eldrazi titan or combo piece would end the game before your next untap, and two turns of stasis is exactly enough time to find a real answer. In Pauper, common-legal stasis effects are scarce enough that it sees fringe play in control shells where tempo matters more than card advantage. Legacy and Vintage have cheaper and more permanent options for stopping creatures, so Torpor Dust rarely competes there. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus: high-value if the meta has sorcery-speed threats that need immediate neutralization, cuttable otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Torpor Dust is pure bulk — the floor of Magic pricing. That price is stable precisely because demand is low and supply is plentiful, so there's no meaningful financial consideration either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.