Deadly Rollick
Instant
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Exile target creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $29.64
- EDHREC rank
- #113
Deadly Rollick exiles a creature for free — no mana, no conditions beyond having your commander on the battlefield — and that unconditional zero-cost removal is the whole story. Commanders like Orvar, the All-Form that want every mana available on their turn love it, and Deadpool, Trading Card runs it at an 85% clip for the same reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
Deadpool, Trading Card wants to be in the zone doing damage, not spending mana on answers, and Deadly Rollick lets him keep every resource pointed at the offense while still clearing blockers or problem creatures for free.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Thrasios, Triton Hero is a high-powered partner shell that hoards mana for combo turns, and Deadly Rollick slots in as the zero-cost answer that doesn't interrupt the engine.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept is almost always in the command zone on turn one thanks to Rograkh's zero cost, which means Deadly Rollick comes online before most decks have even played their third land.
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Ketramose, the New Dawn cares about flooding the board and keeping the momentum going, and Deadly Rollick handles opposing threats without bleeding into the mana that fuels that plan.
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful is a mutate commander that wants to stay on the board and keep attacking, and Deadly Rollick is the clean answer that clears a blocker without costing a single mana that could otherwise go toward building the stack.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Deadly Rollick earns its keep — commanders are in the zone the vast majority of games, so the free-cast condition is almost never a liability, and exiling rather than destroying matters constantly against indestructible creatures and graveyard recursion. In Legacy and Vintage, the bar for zero-mana removal is Force of Will territory, and Deadly Rollick doesn't clear it: the commander dependency makes it unplayable in those formats outside niche commander-legal Vintage cubes. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander dynamic closely enough that Deadly Rollick is a direct include whenever black is available. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper don't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Orvar, the All-FormVenser, Shaper SavantDeadly Rollick
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If $30 is too steep, Terminate and Swords to Plowshares both cost under $2 and handle nearly every target Deadly Rollick would — you just pay two mana instead of zero, which matters most in the combo-heavy shells where the free cost is actually the point. Go for the Throat is another sub-$1 option that exiles in some printings and covers artifact creatures, though it misses the artifact-creature clause on older versions and can't touch them at all.
Price Context
Current price
$29.64 premium tier
At $29.64, Deadly Rollick sits firmly in premium removal territory — comparable to Fierce Guardianship and Deflecting Swat from the same cycle, which have held similar price floors because the free-cast cycle sees near-universal demand in competitive Commander. It's a stable card rather than a speculative one: as long as Commander remains the dominant format, the demand floor doesn't move much.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Orvar, the All-Form
- Deadpool, Trading Card
- Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Thrasios, Triton Hero
- Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
- Ketramose, the New Dawn
- Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
- Venser, Shaper Savant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.