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Enchantment — Aura
LegalRank #787
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has trample.
When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.
KeywordsEnchant
Why is this card good?
Rancor is one of green's most efficient Auras, and its recursion is what makes it Commander-playable. For a single green mana, +2/+0 and trample is fine; the real value is that it never stays dead. Kill the creature, it comes back to hand. Bounce it, it comes back. You'll happily recast it every turn, eventually outvaluing any removal aimed at your creature.
It shines in Voltron and aura-Voltron decks — think Uril, Light-Paws, or any commander wanting to swing for lethal commander damage. Trample is huge here, pushing damage past chump blockers. It's also solid in +1/+1 counter or stompy aggro lists that want cheap, recurring pump, and it triggers cast/aura-matters synergies repeatedly.
Don't play it in token-swarm or aristocrats decks where you don't have a single key threat — spreading pump across many bodies is weak, and it's a 2-for-1 risk if your enchanted creature gets exiled or sacrificed in response. Best when you have a resilient, evasive carrier.
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