Crash the Ramparts
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #22324
Crash the Ramparts gives one creature trample and +2/+2 until end of turn for three mana at instant speed — the effect is real, but three mana for a one-shot pump on a single creature is a poor rate in any format with access to permanent buffs or equipment. Run it only if you specifically need the instant timing and have no better trample enabler.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Crash the Ramparts is a bulk common that sees virtually no competitive play across any format. In Pauper, where card efficiency matters at every mana value, a three-mana instant that pumps one creature once struggles to make the cut over persistent trample enablers or spells that affect the board more broadly. In Commander, the one-target restriction is the real killer — the format rewards cards that scale with a large board or provide lasting value, and Crash the Ramparts does neither. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage all have access to far more efficient combat tricks, so it goes unplayed there too.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Crash the Ramparts sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — it's the kind of card that gets tossed into common boxes and forgotten. Buy it if you need it, but there's no financial consideration here whatsoever.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.