Vine Snare
Instant
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures with power 4 or less.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #27109
Vine Snare stops up to three attacking creatures for a single turn — that's it, and it costs three mana to do it. A fog variant this narrow and conditional doesn't make the cut in any serious list.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vine Snare is a bulk common that sees no meaningful play across any format. In Commander, a one-turn fog that requires the opponent to have exactly the right board composition is far too situational to justify a slot — you need answers that generate lasting advantage, not ones that buy a single combat step. Pauper is the one format where fog effects occasionally find niche homes in dedicated Turbo-Fog shells, but even there Vine Snare competes poorly against unconditional options. Everywhere else — Modern, Legacy, Pioneer, Vintage — it simply doesn't register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Vine Snare sits firmly in bulk territory, and there's no pressure to move on it. The price reflects the demand accurately: this is a card you'll find in bulk bins, not trade binders.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.