Cowardice
Enchantment
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, return that creature to its owner's hand. (It won't be affected by the spell or ability.)
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once." —William Shakespeare, *Julius Caesar*
- Set
- Ninth Edition (9ED #70★)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2005-07-29
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- EDHREC rank
- #19,321
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.67
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 11
Cowardice+Mirage Mirror+Myr Battlesphere+Ashnod's Altar+Genesis Chamber
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
4 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Mirage Mirror+Myr Battlesphere+Krark-Clan Ironworks+Genesis Chamber
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
4 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Lightning Greaves+Priest of Gix
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Lightning Greaves+Burning-Tree Emissary
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Mirage Mirror+Myr Battlesphere+Ashnod's Altar+Mycosynth Golem
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Lightning Greaves+Dockside Extortionist
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite Treasure tokens
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Lightning Greaves+Priest of Urabrask
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Mirage Mirror+Myr Battlesphere+Krark-Clan Ironworks+Mycosynth Golem
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Mirage Mirror+Myr Battlesphere+Ashnod's Altar+Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Lightning Greaves+Hidden Herbalists
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cowardice+Mirage Mirror+Myr Battlesphere+Krark-Clan Ironworks+Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
All 11 combos.
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal