Black Market
Black Market: Enchantment, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. Whenever a creature dies, put a charge counter on this enchantment. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)
- Released
- 2022-06-10
- Collector number
- 739
- Artist
- Jeff Easley
- Commander rank
- 668 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Build around this card with Grover
About Black Market
Black Market is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB), a draft-focused set released in June 2022. It is collector number 739 in that set, with art by Jeff Easley. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Mercadian Masques (1999) to Fallout (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.46 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever a creature dies, put a charge counter on this enchantment.
At the beginning of your first main phase, add {B} for each charge counter on this enchantment.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.46 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Black Market by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Black Market
Black Market has been printed in 8 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2485 | Rare | 2026 |
| Fallout (PIP) #183 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #463 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #711 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #991 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1577 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1577★ | Rare | 2024 |
| Jumpstart (JMP) #204 | Rare | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #C17-98 | Rare | 2019 |
| Commander 2017 (C17) #98 | Rare | 2017 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #116 | Rare | 2015 |
| Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #116 | Rare | 1999 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Black Market.
- Getting the mana is not optional.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Black Market is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.