Crush Dissent
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
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Amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #17914
Crush Dissent counters a spell and slaps a 4/4 Kraken onto the battlefield for five mana — that's a two-for-one that leaves a body behind. The cost is real: five mana on the stack is slow for a counterspell, and it only shines when you can reliably manifest the Kraken token.
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 |
In Commander, Crush Dissent earns its slot in decks that care about Kraken tokens or have ways to exploit creature tokens on the board — the five-mana ask is more acceptable in a 40-life format where games run long. Pauper is where Crush Dissent sees its most competitive daylight, since the card-advantage stapled to a counterspell is harder to come by at common. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, five mana for interaction is disqualifying — faster, cheaper counterspells dominate every relevant shell. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in pace, so the same token-synergy logic applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Crush Dissent is deep bulk — a throwaway pickup in any order. Price stability is a non-issue; it will stay in this range unless a Kraken-token synergy deck breaks into competitive relevance, which hasn't happened.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.