Bright Reprisal
Instant
Destroy target attacking creature.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Game Night
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #24622
Bright Reprisal destroys a single target creature and replaces itself with a card draw — five mana for a removal spell that doesn't leave you down a card. The rate is unexciting, but the cantrip keeps it playable in Commander formats that punish card disadvantage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bright Reprisal is a Commander card — full stop. In a 40-life, four-player game, a five-mana instant that destroys a creature and draws a card is acceptable role-player removal, especially in Azorius builds that struggle to find efficient interaction. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, five mana for a single-target removal spell with no additional upside beyond a cantrip is nowhere near the bar — those formats have Fatal Push and Swords to Plowshares ending the conversation at one or two mana. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer dynamics that Bright Reprisal can pull its weight there too, but it remains a fringe pick even in that format.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Bright Reprisal is bulk — grab it out of a common box rather than buying singles. It won't appreciate; it's a utility slot filler you pick up incidentally.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.