Makeshift Binding
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
When this enchantment enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield. You gain 2 life.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2024-02-02
If the target creature is an illegal target as Makeshift Binding's ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain life.
- 2024-02-02
If Makeshift Binding leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target creature won't be exiled, but you'll still gain 2 life.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Makeshift Binding, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorikai, Genesis Engine | 1 | 1 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Azorius 1 deck
Every version of Makeshift Binding
2 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.

- Normal
- $0.14
- Foil
- $0.17

Showcase
- Normal
- $0.11
- Foil
- $0.16
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Makeshift Binding. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.