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Verity Circle

Enchantment

Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, if it isn't being declared as an attacker, you may draw a card.
{4}{U}: Tap target creature without flying.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Ravnica Allegiance
Price
$0.64
EDHREC rank
#4263
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Verity Circle card art
Verity Circle turns every tapped creature your opponents control into a draw trigger — in tap-heavy metas, it reads as a three-mana engine that draws two or three cards a turn cycle for free. Hylda of the Icy Crown and The Watcher in the Water treat it as a core piece precisely because their gameplans generate the taps Verity Circle feeds on.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Hylda of the Icy Crown

Hylda of the Icy Crown

84.8% of decks · synergy 0.79

Hylda of the Icy Crown taps creatures as a central mechanic, so Verity Circle converts every Hylda trigger into a free card — the two cards effectively read as one engine across 85% of Hylda lists.

02
Kros, Defense Contractor

Kros, Defense Contractor

74.7% of decks · synergy 0.73

Kros, Defense Contractor hands out goad counters that force opponents' creatures into attacks, and attacking creatures are tapped creatures — Verity Circle cashes in on every combat step your opponents are obligated to take.

03
Inquisitor Greyfax

Inquisitor Greyfax

27.2% of decks · synergy 0.27

Inquisitor Greyfax taps down blockers as a core line of play, and Verity Circle turns those politically motivated taps into card advantage that keeps the hand full through a long game.

04
The Watcher in the Water

The Watcher in the Water

23.5% of decks · synergy 0.22

The Watcher in the Water taps creatures to trigger its own abilities, making Verity Circle a natural companion that converts each tap into a draw and compounds the engine's output over multiple turns.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Verity Circle is a Commander card — full stop. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, three mana for a slow enchantment that draws only when opponents tap creatures is too conditional and too dependent on table volume to see competitive play. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for it to matter. Commander is where Verity Circle earns its keep: three or more opponents, creatures hitting the table constantly, and a single tap-heavy commander turning it into a reliable draw engine that competes with actual card draw spells.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.64 bulk tier

At $0.64, Verity Circle is firmly bulk — an easy include that costs less than most sleeves. That price is stable; it sees enough Commander play to have a floor but not enough cross-format demand to push it higher.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.