Daybreak Combatants
Creature — Human Warrior
Haste (This creature can attack and 
as soon as it comes under your control.)
When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.01
- EDHREC rank
- #26088
Daybreak Combatants pumps your whole attacking team and replaces itself — that combination on a single card is the entire appeal. Three mana for a +1/+1 anthem effect that only lasts a turn is a steep ask, and outside dedicated go-wide aggro, the effect rarely justifies the slot.
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 |
Daybreak Combatants is a Pauper-tier card in the truest sense — it sees the most plausible play in that format's white weenie and token shells, where one-shot pump spells can close games on a stalled board. In Modern and Pioneer, the competition at three mana is too deep for a sorcery-speed anthem with no lasting board presence. Commander is where it struggles most: a single combat trick that doesn't generate a permanent is essentially invisible in a 40-life multiplayer game, and token commanders that might want this effect have access to far more durable options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.01 bulk tier
At $0.01, Daybreak Combatants is deep bulk — the floor of Magic card pricing. That price won't move; demand simply isn't there to push it, and supply from draft sets is plentiful.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.