Twisted Experiment
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/-1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #24444
Twisted Experiment slaps a creature with -2/-2 and sticks a +1/+1 counter on one of your own — all for a single blue mana at instant speed. Two effects for one mana is a real rate, and the instant timing means it doubles as a combat trick or a response to an activated ability.
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, Twisted Experiment earns its slot in decks that care about +1/+1 counters or need cheap interaction — Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and Marchesa, the Black Rose shells both appreciate the incidental counter. In Pauper, where cheap instant-speed interaction is the format's currency, Twisted Experiment competes for space in tempo and control lists but faces stiff competition from dedicated removal that doesn't require a target on your side. Legacy and Vintage have the card legal but will almost never run it — the effect isn't efficient enough against the threats those formats present. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: counter-synergy commanders get the most from it, everyone else is probably running something cleaner.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Twisted Experiment is deep bulk — grab a copy without thinking about it. Bulk commons rarely appreciate, so there's no reason to stock up beyond what you'll actually sleeve.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.