Dual Shot
Instant
Dual Shot deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #9592
Dual Shot deals 1 damage to each of two targets for a single red mana — the efficiency is real, but the ceiling is low outside of commanders that turn that 1 damage into something more. Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot changes the math entirely, converting each ping into a triggered kill shot and making Dual Shot one of the best one-mana spells in that deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot triggers whenever a source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a creature, so Dual Shot — hitting two targets for 1 each — fires the ability twice off a single mana, effectively reading 'destroy two target creatures for R.'
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph adds 2 damage to any source that deals exactly 1, so Dual Shot's two pings each become 3-damage hits; that's two creatures dead or two players taking 3 for one mana.
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur lets you substitute a Rakdos spell for a free spell with a cost, and Dual Shot's two independent damage instances feed spell-cast and damage triggers reliably — it's a cheap spell that does real work advancing Judith's sacrifice and damage-dealing gameplan.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dual Shot is a niche card everywhere except in Commander shells built around 1-damage triggers. In Pauper it's theoretically legal but outclassed by removal that actually kills things on its own. Modern and Pioneer have no shortage of better options at one mana, so Dual Shot never makes those lists. Commander is where it lives — and only in specific commanders like Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot or Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph that turn a 1-damage ping into a kill condition; outside those builds, it's too narrow to justify a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Dual Shot is pure bulk — you're picking this up from a commons box, not paying singles prices. It won't appreciate unless a new commander creates another 1-damage-matters engine, so buy exactly as many as you need and don't stock up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.