Wall of Diffusion
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
This creature can block creatures with shadow as though it had shadow.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27468
Wall of Diffusion blocks a creature and passes its ward tax to whatever it defends against — a two-mana 0/3 that makes attacking into it functionally expensive. It's a niche piece in Ward-matters or Defender builds, and nowhere else.
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 |
In Commander, Wall of Diffusion earns a slot only in dedicated Defender strategies or builds that care about stacking ward — think Arcades, the Strategist or any commander that rewards high-toughness creatures. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Wall of Diffusion is far too slow and marginal to compete. Pauper is the most realistic non-Commander home, but even there the effect is too narrow for most lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Wall of Diffusion is deep bulk — pick it up freely from a commons box and don't think twice. Price stability is irrelevant at this tier; it costs nothing to try and nothing to cut.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.