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Grixis Charm

InstantBlue manaBlack manaRed mana

Three pips, three mana, three modes pulling in the directions blue, black, and red argue over: the charm cycle of this era ran on a fixed template, and this is the allied-color shard's contribution to it. The spread of options is what sets it apart. Bouncing any permanent is utility removal that scales from a token to a planeswalker; the -4/-4 is a kill spell that lands on the overwhelming majority of creatures and, crucially, does not deal damage, so it walks past indestructibility and damage prevention that a burn-based answer cannot; and the team pump is a finisher mode that turns a developed board into lethal in a step. The price is that you commit to one mode each cast, and the color demand is real: three distinct pips on a three-cost instant is a card for decks built on the full shard, not a splash. Where other charms in the family leaned toward fixing or fog-style protection, this one is the aggressive-control variant, equally at home disrupting at instant speed or stealing a game out of nowhere with the alpha-strike pump. The modal frame is what keeps it relevant across eras: a -4/-4 that ignores both indestructibility and damage prevention ages well as removal (its only blind spot is the high-toughness threat that survives the swing), and the bounce clause never stops being a clean answer to whatever permanent the format fears most.

Grixis Charm (ddh)
DDH · #63uncommon
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Normal: $0.21
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Oracle Text

Rules text

Choose one — • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. • Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
N/A
Historic
N/A
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
N/A
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
Legal
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
N/A
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
N/A
TLR
Legal
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