Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn
Enchantment // Sorcery — Adventure
At the beginning of your upkeep, put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $7.57
- EDHREC rank
- #1821
Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn is a seven-mana enchantment that reanimates a creature from any graveyard at the start of each end step — every end step — turning attrition into an inevitability engine that opponents can't race without an enchantment answer. The front face alone justifies the slot in sacrifice-heavy shells, and Locthwain Scorn stapled on the back gives you a cheap instant that makes extra turns lethal alongside Time Sieve or chips in for value under Massacre Girl, Known Killer's death-trigger loops.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
Massacre Girl, Known Killer wants creatures to enter and die repeatedly, and Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn delivers a fresh body every end step — including opponents' turns — feeding her -1/-1 triggers on a loop without requiring any additional infrastructure.
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds manipulates end steps, and Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn triggers at the start of each one, meaning Obeka can end the turn before opponents can respond to the reanimation — netting creatures while denying interaction.
The Infamous Cruelclaw
The Infamous Cruelclaw cares about gaining life and draining opponents, and Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn's steady stream of reanimated creatures provides both sacrifice fodder and combat presence to pressure life totals every single turn cycle.
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Indominus Rex, Alpha builds power through keyword accumulation, and Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn refuels the board with creatures from any graveyard — including opponents' — giving Indominus Rex, Alpha a rotating selection of keywords to absorb as the game goes long.
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver sacrifices enchantments to recur others, making Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn a high-value target to return — and once it's back on the battlefield, it immediately resumes generating creatures to sacrifice for future Ghen activations.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn occupies a specific but powerful niche: it's the top-end payoff for sacrifice and death-trigger strategies that expect the game to reach turn seven, rewarding decks that can protect enchantments over winning on the spot. In Pioneer and Standard, seven mana is a steep ask and the effect is too slow for the competitive metagame, but the back face, Locthwain Scorn, sees occasional sideboard consideration as a cheap instant with some graveyard disruption utility. Modern and Legacy both have faster, more consistent reanimation at lower costs, so Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn rarely competes there. The card's real home is Commander, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Time SieveMyr BattlesphereVirtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn
Infinite turns; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
The closest budget stand-in is Victimize, which reanimates two creatures at once for three mana — you lose the recurring end-step engine but gain immediate board impact at a fraction of the cost. If the appeal of Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn is the enchantment type for synergy purposes, Animate Dead covers a similar reanimation role for under a dollar, though it comes with the fragility of an Aura and only hits one target once rather than generating value indefinitely.
Price Context
Current price
$7.57 mid tier
At $7.57, Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn sits firmly in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel the purchase but not so rare that copies are hard to find. The price is supported by genuine Commander demand in sacrifice shells, so it's unlikely to crater, but it's also not climbing — pay the $8 if the deck wants it, skip it if the game plan doesn't reach seven mana reliably.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Time Sieve
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer
- Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
- The Infamous Cruelclaw
- Indominus Rex, Alpha
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
- Myr Battlesphere
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.