Dispatch
Instant
Tap target creature.
Metalcraft — If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.94
- EDHREC rank
- #491
Dispatch exiles any target — no toughness threshold, no condition on the permanent type — for a single white mana when you control three or more artifacts. That condition is trivially met in any artifact-heavy shell, making this a one-mana unconditional exile effect that Inspirit, Flagship Vessel decks and their kin treat as a staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel generates a stream of artifact tokens as part of its core loop, so Dispatch reliably costs one mana from the earliest turns and handles whatever threat the table presents before the crew engine takes over.
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy builds around crewing and proliferating artifacts, meaning the board is dense with permanents that satisfy metalcraft — Dispatch slots in as the cleanest single-target removal the Azorius color pair can offer at that cost.
Liberty Prime, Recharged
Liberty Prime, Recharged leans into an artifact-heavy artifact-creature shell where the battlefield is rarely short of three artifacts, so Dispatch consistently functions as unconditional exile removal rather than a conditional one.
Osgir, the Reconstructor
Osgir, the Reconstructor floods the board with artifact copies, making metalcraft a non-issue by turn three — Dispatch earns its slot as premium removal that scales down in cost to match the deck's aggressive curve.
Dr. Madison Li
Dr. Madison Li incentivizes playing and sacrificing artifacts continuously, keeping artifact count high at all points in the game and turning Dispatch into a reliable one-mana exile that rarely misses its threshold.
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, Dispatch is a metagame-dependent inclusion — meaningless in low-artifact decks, elite in artifact-dense ones, where one white mana for unconditional exile is nearly unmatched at that cost. In Modern and Legacy, metalcraft is harder to guarantee consistently enough to make Dispatch a mainstay outside dedicated artifact shells, and Path to Exile competes at the same cost without a condition. Vintage sees it occasionally in Shops-adjacent lists where three artifacts on board is a given by turn one, but more flexible options crowd it out.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.94 bulk tier
At $0.94, Dispatch sits at the top of the bulk tier — cheap enough to pick up without hesitation for any artifact commander deck. The price is stable; it sees niche but consistent demand from Commander and occasional artifact lists in older formats, so it's unlikely to drop further or spike meaningfully.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
- Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
- Liberty Prime, Recharged
- Osgir, the Reconstructor
- Dr. Madison Li
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.