Adamant Will
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #8897
Adamant Will turns any attack or block into a one-mana blowout — indestructible plus +2/+2 until end of turn is enough to save a creature, win combat, or bait a counterspell on the cheap. It's narrow as protection spells go, but at one white mana it does exactly what it promises, and Sergeant John Benton runs it as a reliable way to keep his best unit alive through the toughest board states.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton's ability triggers whenever he survives damage, so keeping him alive is the whole game — Adamant Will does that for one mana while also pumping him through blockers.
Feather, the Redeemed
Feather, the Redeemed returns instants that target your creatures to hand at end of turn, so Adamant Will isn't a one-shot protection spell — it's a repeatable, one-mana loop that keeps your threats alive every combat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Adamant Will is a role-player in go-wide or Voltron strategies that need cheap, instant-speed protection — it's not a staple, but commanders that reward keeping a specific creature alive (like Sergeant John Benton or Feather, the Redeemed) extract real value from it. In Pauper it faces stiff competition from Emerge Unscathed, which replaces itself and phases the creature out rather than just buffing it. In Modern and Pioneer the protection suite is deeper and more flexible, so Adamant Will rarely makes the cut outside of budget builds or synergy-specific shells. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Adamant Will is firmly bulk — you can pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk commons at this price point don't appreciate, but they don't need to; you're buying it to play it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.