Bandage
Instant
Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #11743
Bandage prevents 1 damage and replaces itself — the cantrip is the entire reason it exists. Outside of Feather, the Redeemed, where it loops for free card draw every turn, it has no business being in any deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Feather, the Redeemed
Feather, the Redeemed returns Bandage to hand at end of turn, turning a zero-net-mana cantrip into a draw engine that fires every turn cycle — it's one of the most efficient triggers in the deck.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bandage is a Feather, the Redeemed card first and a Magic card second — outside that shell, preventing 1 damage is irrelevant at a 40-life table. In Pauper, the cantrip rate is real but the effect is too narrow to justify a slot over spells that actually trade resources. Legacy and Vintage have access to better cantrips at every point on the curve, so Bandage sees no meaningful play there. The ceiling is firmly the Feather combo, and the floor is unplayable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Bandage sits comfortably in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — demand is almost entirely Feather, the Redeemed players, a finite audience. Pick it up without hesitation if you need it; there's no price pressure here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.