Camouflage
Instant
Cast this spell only during your declare attackers step.
This turn, instead of declaring blockers, each defending player chooses any number of creatures they control and divides them into a number of piles equal to the number of attacking creatures for whom that player is the defending player. Creatures those players control that can block additional creatures may likewise be put into additional piles. Assign each pile to a different one of those attacking creatures at random. Each creature in a pile that can block the creature that pile is assigned to does so. (Piles can be empty.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25175
Camouflage lets you assign your attacking creatures to blocks face-down, forcing your opponent to distribute blockers blind before seeing who's who — at instant speed, for a single green mana. It's a niche combat trick that occasionally wins games out of nowhere, but the setup dependency and narrow window keep it off most serious lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Camouflage is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the politics and multiplayer combat math make it situationally interesting — particularly in go-wide creature decks that attack into a single opponent — but the card asks too much of a specific board state to earn a reliable slot. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power density to ignore a one-mana trick that doesn't impact the stack or generate card advantage. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case: cute in theory, outclassed in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Camouflage isn't currently available, which likely reflects thin market activity rather than high demand. Given its narrow application and near-zero tournament presence, don't expect to pay much — but also don't expect to find it at every local game store.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.