Display of Dominance
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target blue or black noncreature permanent.
• Permanents you control can't be the targets of blue or black spells your opponents control this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22653
Display of Dominance does two things at once — it either counters a non-creature spell targeting your permanent or gives a creature you control protection from the color of your choice until end of turn, all for two mana at instant speed. It's a narrow but real piece of interaction in green-heavy shells that want to protect their commander or key permanent from targeted removal and counterspells.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Display of Dominance fills a specific niche: cheap protection that also answers the counter-magic that mono-green and Gruul decks otherwise have no answer to. The dual-mode flexibility is what makes it playable — it's not dead when your opponent doesn't target your creatures, because you can use the protection mode proactively before combat. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the card is legal but barely relevant; dedicated protection spells like Veil of Summer or Heroic Intervention do more work in those formats, and the narrower wording here doesn't compete. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander case closely — commanders are high-value targets and this fills the same role.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Display of Dominance is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box or a dollar bin long before you'd buy a single copy online. The price reflects its narrow playability, and there's no realistic scenario where demand spikes enough to move it out of that tier.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.