Easy Prey
Instant
Destroy target creature with mana value 2 or less.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #21352
Easy Prey trades one mana for one creature and two Clue tokens, making it one of the most efficient cantrip-removal spells at common rarity. The catch is the target restriction — only creatures with mana value 1 or less — which makes it a precision tool rather than a flexible answer.
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, Easy Prey is a fringe inclusion: the creature pool it can hit is narrow, and most tables run few targets worth spending a spell on at that size. Where it earns a slot is in decks that need cheap instant-speed removal and actively want Clues — Investigator-tribal or artifact-synergy shells where the tokens pull real weight. In Legacy and Vintage the one-mana cost is right, but far stronger one-mana interaction exists, so Easy Prey doesn't compete. Modern and Pioneer are similar — it answers Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Delver of Secrets cleanly, which is relevant, but the format depth keeps it out of most sideboards.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Easy Prey is pure bulk — there's no meaningful price floor to defend. It's a pickup-at-no-cost inclusion rather than a deliberate budget decision.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.