Avatar of Might
Creature — Avatar
If an opponent controls at least four more creatures than you, this spell costs 
less to cast.
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $1.33
- EDHREC rank
- #18611
Avatar of Might is an 8/8 trample for two mana when an opponent controls at least four more creatures than you — one of the most explosive rate-reversals in green. The discount condition is easy to meet in multiplayer, and a trampling 8/8 on turn two or three ends games that were supposed to go badly for you.
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 |
Commander is where Avatar of Might actually lives — three opponents means someone almost always has a board wide enough to trigger the discount, often as early as turn three. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; the format doesn't care about a conditional 8/8 when it can end the game faster with cheaper threats. Modern is the same story: the condition is too situational in a focused two-player context where opponents aren't reliably flooding the board. Stick to Commander, where the discount is a near-certainty rather than a gamble.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.33 cheap tier
At $1.33, Avatar of Might is cheap for what it can do — an 8/8 trample for two mana has no business costing this little, and that price reflects its narrow condition rather than its ceiling. It holds value as a casual staple without much downside risk, but don't expect it to climb unless a high-profile deck puts it on the map.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.