Tower Above
Sorcery
(
can be paid with any two mana or with 
. This card's mana value is 6.)
Until end of turn, target creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample, wither, and "When this creature attacks, target creature blocks it this turn if able." (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #23020
Tower Above grants +3/+3 plus trample, reach, and wither to any creature until end of turn — a stack of keywords that can swing a combat decisively or set up a wither-based damage synergy in one spell. The cost is real: six mana for a one-shot effect that doesn't stick.
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 |
In Commander, Tower Above is a corner-case include — it earns a slot only in dedicated wither or -1/-1 counter builds where the third keyword actually matters, not just the +3/+3 and trample. In Legacy and Vintage it doesn't register; six mana for a combat trick is nowhere near competitive pacing in those formats. Modern is the same story — pump spells at that cost have to win the game outright to see play, and Tower Above doesn't. The card is essentially Commander-only in practice, and even there it's commander-dependent rather than a generic green staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Tower Above sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — it's a narrow card with a small audience and no competitive demand pulling the price upward. Pick it up cheaply if you're building the right -1/-1 counter deck; there's no reason to chase copies or wait on a reprint to drive it lower.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.