Vow of Lightning
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Game Night: Free-for-All
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #7515
Vow of Lightning turns any threat at the table into a haste-boosted attacker that's permanently locked off from targeting you — removal and offensive pump in one enchantment. The three-mana cost is fair for that effect, and Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser makes it mandatory inclusion by converting forced attacks directly into card draw.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser draws a card whenever an opponent's creature attacks someone other than you, so Vow of Lightning does double duty — it redirects attacks away from you while guaranteeing Nelly's trigger fires every time that creature swings.
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent already lives in your opponents' hands and turns their resources against them, and Vow of Lightning extends that philosophy by gifting a creature with haste and a forced-aggression lock — keeping Xantcha's political chaos engine spinning while protecting you from the recipient.
Mazzy, Truesword Paladin
Mazzy, Truesword Paladin recurs Auras from the graveyard when an enchanted creature dies, so Vow of Lightning slots in as both a pump piece and a resilient political tool that bounces back into play the moment its host is removed.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Vow of Lightning earns its slot — multiplayer tables reward the political angle of permanently redirecting a creature away from you while giving its controller a haste-enabled attacker to point elsewhere. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but functionally irrelevant; three mana for a conditional pump Aura with no immediate board impact doesn't compete in those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander closely enough that the same threat-redirection logic applies, especially in aggressive or Goad-adjacent strategies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Vow of Lightning is deep bulk — you're grabbing it out of a common box or a $1 bundle without thinking twice. Bulk enchantments at this price point don't appreciate, but for a card this cheap and this useful in Goad decks, value retention is irrelevant; you're just playing it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
- Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
- Mazzy, Truesword Paladin
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.