Duel for Dominance
Instant
Coven — Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If you control three or more creatures with different powers, put a +1/+1 counter on the chosen creature you control. Then the chosen creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #13610
Duel for Dominance forces a fight on your terms and draws a card when your creature wins — a two-mana instant that replaces itself while removing a threat. Neyith of the Dire Hunt turns every forced fight into an additional card draw trigger, making this one of the cleanest two-drops in that deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws a card whenever one of your creatures fights, so Duel for Dominance — a fight spell that already replaces itself — becomes double card draw on a two-mana instant, and Neyith's first ability can pump your creature beforehand to guarantee the win condition.
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 |
In Commander, Duel for Dominance is a budget-tier fight spell with a meaningful upside: the card draw clause triggers off the fight itself, so you net a card whenever your creature survives. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but creature-based fight spells compete against more efficient removal in those formats and rarely make the cut. Pauper is the one non-Commander context worth a second look, where two-mana card-draw-attached removal can punch above its weight in green stompy shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Duel for Dominance sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying for the card, you're paying for the sleeve. Bulk rares and uncommons at this price floor rarely spike unless a new commander pushes the mechanic into the spotlight, so grab copies freely without any concern about supply.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.