---
name: "Dead Man's Chest"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "AFC"
set_name: "Forgotten Realms Commander"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "e5fdd6fd-6492-47ec-8b74-9ff22ff9849a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dead-mans-chest-afc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dead Man's Chest
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature an opponent controls
When enchanted creature dies, exile cards equal to its power from the top of its owner's library. You may cast spells from among those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Casting of Bones](/printing/casting-of-bones-cst.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Death's Approach](/printing/deaths-approach-gtc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Dying Wish](/printing/dying-wish-gtc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Dying Wail](/printing/dying-wail-uds.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Curse of Oblivion](/printing/curse-of-oblivion-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
6. [Soul Ransom](/printing/soul-ransom-mm3.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #97
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`