Dance with Devils
Instant
Create two 1/1 red Devil creature tokens. They have "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #14793
Dance with Devils puts two 1/1 flying Devils with first strike into play the moment a creature dies on your side — flash timing means you can cash in a blocker, survive the hit, and replace it with two bodies before your opponent draws a breath. Five mana is the real cost of admission, and that sticker price is why Dance with Devils lives in dedicated Devil and sacrifice payoff decks rather than as a general-purpose trick.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior grants every Devil, Demon, Vampire, and Warlock you control lifelink, so the two tokens Dance with Devils makes don't just replace a dead creature — they start draining every time they swing or chump. Nearly 30% of Raphael decks run it, and the math is straightforward: more Devils means more lifelink triggers, and Dance with Devils is a two-for-one that slots directly into that loop.
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider cares about Devils specifically, drawing a card whenever your opponents draw and buffing Devils you control whenever any opponent does the same — so each token Dance with Devils produces is a live stat stick in the Zurzoth engine. Two Devils entering at instant speed while an opponent attacks into you converts a defensive moment into card advantage fuel.
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 |
Dance with Devils is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive home is effectively zero outside Commander — five mana at instant speed for two 1/1s doesn't clear the bar in any 60-card format where efficiency is king. In Commander it earns its spot exclusively in Devil tribal and sacrifice shells, where the token type matters and flash timing lets you double-dip on a creature leaving the battlefield. Outside those dedicated archetypes, cheaper token producers and more versatile instant-speed answers crowd Dance with Devils out even in the 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Dance with Devils is deep bulk — pick it up from any commons box or throw it in a large order as a throwaway. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications almost never appreciate, so treat it as a pure inclusion decision with no financial angle attached.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.