Black Market Connections

MSC #155 · Jun 26, 2026

Type: Enchantment
Mana cost: 2B
Mana value: 3
Rarity: rare

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)

Black Market Connections is a rare Enchantment from Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC #155).

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Format legality

Standard: Not Legal
Pioneer: Not Legal
Modern: Legal
Legacy: Legal
Vintage: Legal
Commander: Legal
Pauper: Not Legal
Brawl: Legal

Card notes: Black Market Connections

Black Market Connections is a {2}{B} enchantment that, at the beginning of your first main phase, lets you choose one or more options. Sell Contraband creates a Treasure token and makes you lose 1 life; Buy Information draws a card and makes you lose 2 life. Scryfall lists it as legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, and Timeless, with 10 printings. EDHREC lists it in 684,010 of 5,307,536 decks it could fit.

Black Market Connections is an Enchantment. Source
Its mana cost is {2}{B}. Source
Its rules text begins: "At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —" Source
Next line of rules text: "• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life." Source
Next line of rules text: "• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life." Source
Scryfall lists it as legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
Scryfall lists no official rulings for this card. Source
Scryfall lists 10 printings of this card. Source
EDHREC lists this card in 684,010 of 5,307,536 decks it could fit. Source
On EDHREC, Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is one of its top commanders (20,557 of 58,928 decks). Source
On EDHREC, Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER is one of its top commanders (13,547 of 32,333 decks). Source
On EDHREC, Edgar Markov is one of its top commanders (12,774 of 52,557 decks). Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Black Market Connections includes Swords to Plowshares. Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Black Market Connections includes Path to Exile. Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Black Market Connections includes Assassin's Trophy. Source