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Brawl

Instant

Until end of turn, all creatures gain "{T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature."

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Mercadian Masques
Price
$0.42
EDHREC rank
#23951
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Brawl card art
Brawl trades your creature for theirs at instant speed — the catch is it only works if your creature has a higher power, so it blanks the moment you're the one behind on board. Olivia's Attendants is the canonical home, converting all those fight triggers into blood tokens, but outside dedicated fight synergy this is just a conditional removal spell in a world full of unconditional ones.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Brawl is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only earns a slot in Commander where fight synergies can justify the condition. Legacy and Vintage have removal so efficient that a sorcery-speed fight spell with a power restriction never sees play. In Commander, the card lives in go-wide creature decks that can reliably put the biggest thing on the table — if you can't guarantee your creature wins the fight, Brawl is a liability, not an answer.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.42 bulk tier

At $0.42, Brawl is firmly bulk — you're not paying a premium for this effect. Supply is high enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a dedicated fight commander breaks out and pulls demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.