Dissension in the Ranks
Instant
Target blocking creature fights another target blocking creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #27404
Dissension in the Ranks turns any attack step into a board wipe — tap it during combat to make two attacking creatures fight each other, removing both for a single mana and no cards spent beyond the enchantment itself. The ceiling is absurd in multiplayer, where you can redirect a lethal swing into the attacker's own army.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for Dissension in the Ranks — multiplayer tables mean more attackers, more combat steps, and more opportunities to blow out opponents who swing wide. In one-on-one formats like Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer it's too slow and too conditional; your opponent simply doesn't attack into it once it's in play, and you've spent a card doing nothing. The enchantment's power scales directly with how much your opponents rely on combat damage to win, which makes it strongest in creature-heavy pods and close to unplayable in spell-heavy metas.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Dissension in the Ranks is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd bother ordering it. Bulk enchantments with narrow applications don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stockpile copies.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.