Alpha Brawl
Sorcery
Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to each other creature that player controls, then each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to that creature.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #17570
Alpha Brawl forces a creature you don't control to fight every other creature its controller owns — at eight mana, you're buying a one-sided board wipe that leaves your permanents untouched. The cost is real, but the effect is legitimately devastating against creature-heavy strategies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alpha Brawl is a Commander card through and through — eight mana is a non-starter in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern, where the game is decided long before you untap with that much available. In Commander, the math works: you hit it on curve with reasonable ramp, target the player who went wide with tokens or the one who's assembled a threatening board, and watch them undo their own work. It won't see play in competitive Commander pods, but in mid-power tables it's a clean answer to a problematic creature-based threat without touching your own side.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Alpha Brawl is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. Price stability is essentially a non-issue; it'll sit at this floor unless a high-profile deck pushes sudden demand, which is unlikely given its narrow use case.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.