Unnerve
Sorcery
Each opponent discards two cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battle Royale Box Set
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #12041
Unnerve makes every opponent discard two cards at sorcery speed for four mana — in a four-player game, that's eight cards stripped from enemy hands in one shot. It's not a staple, but Tinybones, Trinket Thief turns that mass discard into a draw trigger and a drain clock, which is exactly the context where Unnerve earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief triggers whenever an opponent discards, so Unnerve hitting all three opponents in one cast means three draws and three life lost before the turn ends — that's the engine in a single spell.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar rewards opponents losing cards from hand, and Unnerve's table-wide two-card strip fuels that payoff across every opponent simultaneously, making it one of the most efficient activators in the deck.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal pressures opponents to empty their hands, and Unnerve accelerates that process on all players at once — emptying hands faster means Aclazotz's combat and drain triggers come online sooner.
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 |
Unnerve is a Commander card through and through — the four-mana cost is steep for one-on-one formats, but hitting three opponents simultaneously makes the math favorable in a pod. In Pauper it's technically legal but almost never played; discard at common has better rate options, and one-on-one makes a symmetry-adjacent four-mana sorcery hard to justify. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have no reason to run it when cheaper, more precise discard exists. Commander is where Unnerve actually lives, specifically in black discard-matters builds where the multiplied effect scales with the number of opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Unnerve is deep bulk — buy it without thinking if you're building a discard deck. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't move on demand, so don't expect the price to shift; just pick it up the next time you order.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.