Deluge
Instant
Tap all creatures without flying.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #12326
Deluge taps all creatures without flying for a single blue mana at instant speed — one of the cheapest and cleanest ways to freeze a board while your fliers swing uncontested. Kastral, the Windcrested decks run it as a matter of course, and any blue deck built around aerial attackers should be doing the same.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested rewards you for connecting with flying creatures, and Deluge guarantees the path is clear — tap every blocker at instant speed before your attack step and Kastral's trigger becomes nearly automatic.
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden wants as many birds hitting face as possible each combat, and Deluge removes every non-flying blocker from the equation for a single blue mana.
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Deluge is a one-mana way to tap multiple creatures at once, which means a single casting can trigger Hylda of the Icy Crown repeatedly — generating tokens, card draw, or +1/+1 counters off one spell.
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 Commander, Deluge fills a narrow but reliable role: it's a one-mana instant that blanks ground-based combat whenever your strategy lives in the air. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but seldom want it — those formats move faster than a tap-the-board effect can matter. Modern is legal but similarly uninterested; dedicated flying synergies rarely reach the top tables there. Oathbreaker is where the card shows up most cleanly outside Commander, slotting into the same bird and flier strategies that make it tick in the 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Deluge is deep bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if a flying-matters deck is on your list. Bulk staples for niche archetypes rarely spike, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.