Chelonian Tackle
Sorcery
Target creature you control gets +0/+10 until end of turn. Then it fights up to one target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #23109
Chelonian Tackle slaps a creature with a -1/-1 counter and locks down its activated abilities, all for one mana with flash. Cheap disruption at instant speed is fine, but one counter on one creature is a narrow effect that rarely justifies a deck slot outside of dedicated -1/-1 counter synergy.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chelonian Tackle is too narrow for most 99s — one -1/-1 counter rarely changes a game state where opponents are deploying four-power threats and value engines. It finds a real home in -1/-1 counter decks like Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Skullbriar, the Walking Grave, where that single counter triggers cascading effects. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it competes with far more efficient interaction and won't make the cut. Standard is its most plausible home if the format rewards proliferate or wither synergies, but Chelonian Tackle is still a role-player, not a staple.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Chelonian Tackle is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for what it does. Don't expect that price to move; it's a narrow effect with no cross-format demand to push it upward.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.