Crippling Fear

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Crippling Fear: Sorcery, Commander Masters. Choose a creature type. Creatures that aren't of the chosen type get -3/-3 until end of turn. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander Masters (CMM)
Released
2023-08-04
Collector number
862
Artist
Néstor Ossandón Leal
Commander rank
2,001 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Crippling Fear

Crippling Fear is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 862 in that set, with art by Néstor Ossandón Leal. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Kaldheim (2021) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.04 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Choose a creature type. Creatures that aren't of the chosen type get -3/-3 until end of turn.

Panic spread like wildfire as the demons of Immersturm poured into Bretagard, slaughtering as they came.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.04 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Crippling Fear by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Crippling Fear

Crippling Fear has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Wizards Play Network 2024 (PW24) #17Rare2024
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #72Rare2022
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #745Rare2022
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #88286Rare2021
Kaldheim (KHM) #350Rare2021
Kaldheim (KHM) #82Rare2021
Kaldheim Promos (PKHM) #82pRare2021
Kaldheim Promos (PKHM) #82sRare2021

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Crippling Fear, newest first.

  • You choose the creature type as Crippling Fear resolves, and then creatures not of that type get -3/-3. Once Crippling Fear starts to resolve, players can't respond to the choice or take any actions until Crippling Fear finishes resolving.
  • You must choose an existing creature type, such as Fish or Artificer. You can't choose card types (e.g., artifact) or supertypes (e.g., snow).
  • Crippling Fear affects only creatures that aren't of the chosen type that are on the battlefield as it resolves. It won't affect creatures that enter the battlefield later in the turn, regardless of creature type. If a creature changes creature types later in the turn, Crippling Fear won't start or stop affecting that creature.

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