Fell
Sorcery
Destroy target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #2725
Fell kills a creature and puts a +1/+1 counter on one of yours — solid two-for-one impact for a single black mana at instant speed. Zoraline, Cosmos Caller decks run it at nearly a 32% rate because that counter trigger feeds her constellation-style engine directly.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller wants Fell because the counter it places on your creature advances her power-matters payoffs while doubling as cheap, efficient removal — one card doing two jobs her deck needs.
Maha, Its Feathers Night
Maha, Its Feathers Night cares about creatures with counters, so Fell's incidental +1/+1 placement isn't just bonus value — it's actively building toward Maha's damage output.
Vren, the Relentless
Vren, the Relentless runs a counter-accumulation gameplan, and Fell slots in as removal that also progresses the board state Vren wants rather than trading card-for-card.
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch rewards stacking +1/+1 counters for combat damage triggers, so Fell earns its slot by pulling removal duty while simultaneously feeding Gev's engine.
Zenos yae Galvus
Zenos yae Galvus is built around personal power and creature buffs, and Fell answers a threat while incrementally growing whatever creature Zenos needs bigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fell punches above its cost — one mana at instant speed to remove a creature and place a counter is efficient enough that counter-synergy decks treat it as a near-staple. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, it faces a harder test: single-target removal at sorcery-adjacent timing is common enough that Fell competes with Fatal Push and Deadly Dispute-style options that offer more raw power. Pioneer and Standard are its most realistic non-Commander homes, where the counter placement has cleaner payoffs and the removal suite is thinner. Pauper is the only format where it's unavailable, purely on legality grounds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Fell is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that does meaningful work in the right shell. Bulk rares with active competitive homes can creep up, but Fell's ceiling is modest; grab it for the effect, not the price tag.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Vren, the Relentless
- Gev, Scaled Scorch
- Zenos yae Galvus
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.