Magic: The Gathering

Aura Shards

Commander 2011 182 • uncommon

Set: Commander 2011
Collector number: 182
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 1 generic mana green mana white mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Green · White
Artist: Ron Spencer
Market price: $27.41

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What it's worth

$27.41market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$27.41 – $28.66 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is highly regarded for its ability to provide consistent utility by triggering whenever a creature enters the battlefield, turning your board presence into a tool for dismantling opposing enchantments and artifacts. Despite its status as an uncommon, its effectiveness in multiplayer formats makes it a prized choice for players looking to control the flow of the game through passive disruption.

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Card face

What it does

Whenever a creature you control enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Gaea forged her soldiers into self-wielding weapons that struck down all impurities.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Aura Shards was originally printed in the 1999 Invasion expansion, but this specific iteration was released in the 2011 Commander product, the first dedicated release for the increasingly popular multiplayer format. The card functions as a powerful utility enchantment that rewards players for creature-based strategies by allowing them to destroy artifacts or enchantments whenever a creature enters the battlefield under their control.

The artwork for this version, illustrated by Dermot Power, maintains the aesthetic lineage established by the original card. Power’s design focuses on the crystalline, magical nature of the shards, reflecting the theme of the Bant shard from the Alara plane where the card is thematically rooted. It has remained a staple in white-green decks within the Commander format due to its efficiency and ability to control the board state in multiplayer games.

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