Daring Escape
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Scry 1.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #19150
Daring Escape gives a creature +2/+0 and makes it unblockable until end of turn for one red mana — clean, immediate damage math. It's a combat trick with a narrow use case, and it earns a slot only in decks that win through unblockable aggro or need a cheap cantrip to push through the final points of damage.
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 |
Daring Escape is a fringe card in every format it's legal in. In Commander, it sees occasional play in aggressive red decks that need a one-mana way to guarantee a hit — think Voltron or combat-step combo strategies where connecting once is the difference between winning and losing. In Pauper and Pioneer it competes with a crowded field of cheap red tricks that either cantrip or deal direct damage, which pushes Daring Escape to the margins. Legacy and Vintage have no interest. The honest read: this is a Commander-specific role-player at best, and only in decks where unblockable is worth a card.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Daring Escape is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up in a trade binder without thinking about it. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stockpile; just grab one if the deck calls for it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.