Clash of Titans
Instant
Target creature fights another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #19994
Clash of Titans makes two creatures fight each other — both deal damage equal to their power to the other — for five mana at sorcery speed. That rate is too slow for competitive formats and too conditional for most Commander tables where board states rarely align to make it removal rather than a coin flip.
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 |
Clash of Titans is a Commander card through and through — the format's slower pace and larger creatures give you the board state where picking a favorable fight is actually possible. In Modern and Pioneer, five mana at sorcery speed is a non-starter for removal; those formats kill you before Clash of Titans resolves meaningfully. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient ways to handle creatures and wouldn't touch this. In Commander, it slots into big-creature decks as a conditional removal spell, though it faces stiff competition from unconditional options like Beast Within at half the mana.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Clash of Titans is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a binder slot rather than a trade. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point hold no meaningful value and won't appreciate, so pick it up for a quarter out of a bulk box and don't give it another thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.