---
name: "Esper Charm"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "167"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Michael Bruinsma"
oracle_id: "d40ea3d9-8c48-4846-b1f4-99018d4fd789"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/esper-charm-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Esper Charm
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Draw two cards.
• Target player discards two cards.

> *「思考は消耗品だ。 高値でそれを買うやつもいる。 お前のような単純極まりないものであってもな……」 ――精神士イーノー*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Treva's Charm](/printing/trevas-charm-pls.md) — Instant
2. [Sultai Charm](/printing/sultai-charm-pktk.md) — Instant
3. [Brokers Charm](/printing/brokers-charm-snc.md) — Instant
4. [Izzet Charm](/printing/izzet-charm-rvr.md) — Instant
5. [Archmage's Charm](/printing/archmages-charm-prm.md) — Instant
6. [Obscura Charm](/printing/obscura-charm-snc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #167
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Michael Bruinsma
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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