Winterthorn Blessing
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control. Tap up to one target creature you don't control, and that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #20330
Winterthorn Blessing puts a creature on ice at instant speed — tapping it, preventing untap, and loading it with -1/-1 counters — all for two mana. It's a removal-adjacent tempo play that scales poorly against indestructible threats but punishes any creature that needs to attack or activate to matter.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Winterthorn Blessing occupies a niche: it's not hard removal, but it buys time against a voltron threat or shuts off a mana-dork before a critical turn. The instant speed matters most here, where windows close fast and you often need an answer at end of step. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, it doesn't clear the bar — efficient hard removal and counterspells handle threats more permanently for the same or less mana. Modern and Pioneer run similar logic; Winterthorn Blessing isn't finding a home there. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus, where slowing a planeswalker-adjacent threat has more situational value.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Winterthorn Blessing is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. That price is stable because demand is low, not because supply is scarce; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.