Aggressive Instinct
Sorcery
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #16638
Aggressive Instinct puts three cards in your hand at instant speed for two mana — the catch is that you have to attack with a creature first. In a deck built around combat, that condition costs you nothing; everywhere else, it's a real restriction that makes this card worse than it looks.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Aggressive Instinct is a role-player in dedicated aggro builds rather than a staple — the attack condition means it competes with unconditional draw spells that don't ask you to have a creature connect. Pauper is where it has the most realistic home, since the card pool at common thins out quickly and instant-speed draw at two mana is a real resource in creature-based strategies. Legacy and Vintage both have access to far more efficient options, so it won't see play in those formats outside of niche Constructed brews. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander — it's fine in aggressive lists that will satisfy the condition naturally, and irrelevant everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Aggressive Instinct is pure bulk and will stay there — it's a narrow common with no competitive demand to push the price. Pick it up freely when building on a budget; it's not worth tracking down otherwise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.