Warped Devotion
Enchantment
Whenever a permanent is returned to a player's hand, that player discards a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #23537
Warped Devotion turns every bounce effect into a discard trigger, punishing opponents for the permanents they were already losing. Two mana to put it into play is almost embarrassingly cheap for what it does in the right shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Warped Devotion is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer environment amplifies every discard trigger across three opponents, and bounce-heavy builds like Hylda of the Icy Crown or Braids, Cabal Minion turn it into a repeatable soft-lock piece. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no meaningful play; those formats move too fast for a do-nothing enchantment that requires a supporting bounce package to function. Modern has the same problem: three opponents and a slow enchantment-setup gameplan don't exist there, and dedicated discard strategies have more efficient pieces. Warped Devotion belongs in Commander, specifically in blue-black decks built around repeated bounce, and nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Warped Devotion is pure bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the synergy is there. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.