Dive Bomber
Creature — Bird Soldier
Flying
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30168
Dive Bomber is a 2/1 flying creature for three mana that deals 2 damage to a player when it attacks — a deeply underpowered rate in any competitive context. There is no shell in Commander or elsewhere that makes this worth a roster slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dive Bomber is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 2/1 flier that pings for 2 on attack does nothing at a table where players start at 40 life. Pauper is the one format where commons get real scrutiny, but even there Dive Bomber can't compete with efficient threats like Kor Skyfisher or Spire Golem. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it whatsoever.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Dive Bomber is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a bulk bin and stays there. That price reflects the demand accurately: there is no Commander staple list, combo, or competitive archetype pulling copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.