Dreadbore
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #4203
Dreadbore answers any creature or planeswalker at sorcery speed for two mana — a clean, unconditional answer that fits any Rakdos, Lord of Riots deck without budget stress. The sorcery timing is the only real cost, and in Commander, that trade is almost always worth it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Rakdos, Lord of Riots needs opponents to lose life before he can swing — Dreadbore kills a blocker or a planeswalker on the way to enabling that trigger, pulling double duty as both removal and setup.
Thraximundar
Thraximundar gets a +1/+1 counter whenever a creature is sacrificed, and Dreadbore hitting a creature forces exactly that, pushing Thraximundar larger while clearing a threat.
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Mogis, God of Slaughter is a pillowfort-pain deck that wants opponents in a constant lose-lose, and Dreadbore handles the planeswalkers and creatures that would otherwise let a player stabilize and ignore the pressure.
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, Dreadbore is a reliable staple — planeswalkers show up often enough that pure creature removal feels like a liability, and two mana unconditional keeps it ahead of most alternatives. In Modern and Pioneer, the sorcery speed is more punishing against aggressive creature decks and flash threats, so it typically sits behind instant-speed options like Terminate; it sees fringe play in midrange and control shells that specifically need planeswalker answers. Legacy and Vintage have enough fast mana and broken permanents that two-mana sorcery removal rarely competes, though the planeswalker clause keeps Dreadbore from being completely irrelevant in slower builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Dreadbore is bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in and worth including in any Rakdos build without a second thought. Unconditional removal at this price point doesn't compress further; it's already at its floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots
- Thraximundar
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.