---
name: "Tricks of the Trade"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "M13"
set_name: "Magic 2013"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "9fd288d6-445e-4605-b206-aab43e300dde"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tricks-of-the-trade-m13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tricks of the Trade
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and can't be blocked.

> *「愚かな。お宝を紙の箱に入れて紐で結わいておくのと変わらないじゃないか。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cloak of Mists](/printing/cloak-of-mists-pz2.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Infiltrator's Magemark](/printing/infiltrators-magemark-gpt.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Way of the Thief](/printing/way-of-the-thief-gtc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Aether Tunnel](/printing/aether-tunnel-m19.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Awesome Presence](/printing/awesome-presence-all.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Writ of Passage](/printing/writ-of-passage-dis.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2013 (M13) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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