Archenemy's Charm
Mana Cost:
Type: Instant
Oracle Text:
Choose one —
• Exile target creature or planeswalker.
• Return one or two target creature and/or planeswalker cards from your graveyard to your hand.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. It gains lifelink until end of turn.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Edge of Eternities
Price ( USD): $2.73
USD: $2.73 · EUR: €2.06
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Character Background
Archenemy’s Charm looks like a premium black instant that rewards disciplined mana bases and flexible deck construction, especially in control or midrange shells that want one card to cover multiple problems. At {B}{B}{B}, it asks for heavy black commitment, but in return it can act as removal, recursion, or a sudden combat swing. The exile mode is the cleanest answer to problematic creatures and planeswalkers, while the graveyard-to-hand mode shines in grindy games, especially if your deck loops value creatures like ETB threats or discard engines. The third mode can convert a modest attacker into a lifelinking finisher, making it a strong stabilizer against aggro and a way to race once you’re ahead. In deckbuilding, pair it with self-mill, sacrifice, or attrition pieces so the recursion mode is live more often, and prioritize black sources that can reliably cast triple-black spells on curve.
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