Touch of the Eternal
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, count the number of permanents you control. Your life total becomes that number.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #27986
Touch of the Eternal sets your life total to your permanent count at the beginning of each upkeep — in a token or enchantment-heavy deck, that number routinely dwarfs whatever damage you've taken. The cost is seven mana and zero immediate protection, so it does nothing the turn it lands and dies to any enchantment removal before you ever untap.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Touch of the Eternal is a Commander card through and through — the format's slow pace and wide boards are the only context where seven mana for a delayed life-total reset is a reasonable exchange. In Legacy or Vintage it's unplayable on rate; nothing in those formats gives you the time or the permanent density to make a seven-mana enchantment with no immediate effect worthwhile. Commander is where Touch of the Eternal earns its slot, specifically in decks that already go wide on permanents and want to convert that width into a resource rather than just a beatdown plan.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Touch of the Eternal is bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and is trivially easy to acquire. The price reflects its narrow playability: it's not a card that crosses over into competitive formats or spikes on casual demand, so expect it to stay in the bulk bin indefinitely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.