Chasm Guide
Creature — Goblin Scout Ally
Rally — Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #14666
Chasm Guide gives your entire team haste the turn it enters — every creature you control swings immediately, including anything you drop afterward that turn. The catch is a five-mana 3/2 body is not a good rate, so you run it because the effect is irreplaceable, not because the stats justify it; Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar decks, for instance, need that haste enabler the moment they untap.
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 |
Chasm Guide is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with board size, and in a format where you're routinely slamming five or six creatures in a single turn, granting them all haste converts what would be a setup turn into a kill. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's simply too slow and too fragile; a five-mana 3/2 with no immediate protection gets ignored or answered before the trigger matters. Vintage has the raw power to abuse mass haste but also has far cleaner enablers, so Chasm Guide sees no play there either. Commander is where it lives, and specifically in go-wide red decks that close out games the same turn they assemble their board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kediss, Emberclaw FamiliarWorldfireParallax WaveChasm Guide
Each opponent loses the game; Exile all cards in hands and graveyards; Exile all permanents; Near-infinite lifeloss; Mass Land Denial
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Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Chasm Guide is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box or pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking about it. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Worldfire
- Parallax Wave
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.