Witch's Mark
Sorcery
You may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards.
Create a Wicked Role token attached to up to one target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this token is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4147
Witch's Mark copies itself onto every creature you control when targeting Zada, Hedron Grinder, turning a single cantrip into a full hand refill and a board-wide buff in one shot. One mana for that kind of output is not a close call — it's one of the most efficient spells you can run in the archetype.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Witch's Mark is a staple here because targeting Zada, Hedron Grinder triggers copies for each other creature you control, so a single red mana draws a card and puts a +1/+1 counter on your entire board. The bigger the token count, the more broken this gets.
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron cares about activated abilities, and Witch's Mark puts +1/+1 counters on creatures, synergizing with the counters-matter subtheme while also replacing itself with a draw. It's cheap enough that it never feels like a tempo loss.
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Ral, Monsoon Mage rewards casting cheap instants and sorceries repeatedly, and Witch's Mark checks both boxes — it's a one-mana instant that draws a card and leaves a counter behind. Every copy you cast off Ral's triggered ability extends the chain.
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
Witch's Mark is an enchantment aura that cantrips, which means Ghen, Arcanum Weaver can sacrifice it as fodder to reanimate a more powerful enchantment without losing card equity. The combination of cheap mana cost, enchantment type, and self-replacing draw makes it an ideal sacrifice target.
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame generates tokens for each aura and equipment attached to him, and Witch's Mark is an aura that costs one mana and draws a card when it enters — you're paying nothing real to add a token to Valduk's count each turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Witch's Mark is legal across every major format, but its relevance is almost entirely Commander-specific. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a one-mana instant that draws a card and puts a +1/+1 counter on one creature is fine value but not a competitive threat — you're playing it for the Zada, Hedron Grinder engine or not at all. Pauper is the one non-Commander context where cheap cantripping auras can find a home in bogles-style strategies, though Witch's Mark competes with stronger options there. Commander is where it earns its slot, specifically in token-wide or copy-spell strategies that can turn one copy into ten.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Witch's Mark isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current buylist and retail figures. Given its narrow but high-demand home in Zada, Hedron Grinder decks, it tends to punch above its rarity in price — worth picking up before you need it rather than after.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zada, Hedron Grinder
- Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
- Ral, Monsoon Mage
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
- Valduk, Keeper of the Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.