Darkblast
Instant
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $0.91
- EDHREC rank
- #9929
Darkblast kills a small creature for one mana and then puts itself back on top of your library during your draw step, meaning the effect repeats every turn for free as long as something worth targeting exists. With Bone Miser in play, each dredge triggers a Zombie token, turning a repeatable removal engine into a repeatable token engine, and under Horobi, Death's Wail the single targeting counter becomes an unconditional destroy — no creature survives it regardless of toughness.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns any targeting effect into a kill shot, and Darkblast's dredge loop means you can retarget a new creature every single turn for zero additional mana investment — it's one of the most efficient repeatable removal pieces the deck can run.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Legacy and Vintage, Darkblast earns its slot primarily as a graveyard-synergy piece and incidental answer to mana dorks and early threats, with the dredge 3 doing real work in Dredge-archetype shells. Modern has enough one- and two-toughness creatures — mana elves, Young Pyromancer tokens, Ragavan — that the repeating removal is genuinely relevant, though it competes with more efficient options and sees only fringe play outside dedicated dredge lists. Commander is where Darkblast accumulates the most value: the dredge loop is free to trigger every draw step, and commanders like Horobi, Death's Wail or any discard-matters build treat it as a renewable resource rather than a one-shot spell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Bone MiserDarkblastSkirge Familiar
Infinite self-mill; Near-infinite black mana; Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Price Context
Current price
$0.91 bulk tier
At $0.91, Darkblast sits at the top of the bulk tier — cheap enough to include without deliberation, but priced just above the threshold where it gets bulk-binned and overlooked. The dredge mechanic gives it a stable floor in eternal formats, so it's unlikely to drop further.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.