Fanatical Fever
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #30622
Fanatical Fever gives a creature +2/+2 and trample until end of turn — enough to punch through a blocker and redirect lethal damage — for a single green mana at instant speed. It's a combat trick with real finishing power in the right shell, and the trample clause is what separates it from filler.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fanatical Fever is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the formats where it actually matters are narrow. In Commander, it earns a slot only in dedicated Voltron or combat-focused stompy builds where one creature swinging for lethal is the regular game plan — outside that context, a single-target pump spell rarely justifies a deck slot in a four-player format. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient threats and payoffs, so Fanatical Fever doesn't see competitive play there. Oathbreaker is the friendliest home outside Commander, particularly alongside an aggressive spellslinger or combat-oriented planeswalker signature.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Fanatical Fever is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with a narrow but functional niche. It won't appreciate in value, but the entry cost is low enough that picking up copies for a Voltron or stompy Commander build is a zero-risk decision.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.