Collision // Colossus
Instant // Instant
Collision deals 6 damage to target creature with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #14449
Collision // Colossus does two jobs on one card: Collision kills flying blockers at instant speed, and Colossus pushes a creature through for a lethal swing — both halves relevant in the same combat step. At two mana each, the floor is always playable, and Xyris, the Writhing Storm decks run it to guarantee the commander connects and draws the table into snake food.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Xyris, the Writhing Storm needs to deal combat damage to players to generate snakes, so removing a flying blocker with Collision then pumping Xyris with Colossus in the same attack is exactly the kind of two-for-one sequencing that makes Collision // Colossus a near-auto-include in the archetype.
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 |
In Commander, Collision // Colossus earns its slot in Gruul and Temur decks that need a single card to handle aerial blockers and close games — the split card flexibility matters more in a 100-card singleton format where redundancy is scarce. In Modern and Pioneer, it's a niche sideboard or combat trick consideration, generally outclassed by more efficient removal, but the fused value remains real in creature-centric aggro lists. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it. Collision // Colossus is simply a Commander card — cheap, flexible, and doing exactly what those decks want.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Collision // Colossus sits firmly in bulk territory — this is a pickup from any dollar bin or as a throw-in. Bulk rares rarely climb unless a commander pushes demand, and nothing on the horizon suggests Collision // Colossus breaks out of that range.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.