Final Flourish
Instant
Kicker—Sacrifice an artifact or creature. (You may sacrifice an artifact or creature in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets -6/-6 until end of turn instead.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #17954
Final Flourish kills any creature with toughness 3 or less at instant speed for two mana — clean, efficient, and unconditional within that range. It's a role-player, not a staple, but in formats where cheap interaction matters it earns its slot.
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, Final Flourish competes against a deep pool of removal, and toughness 3 or less is a real ceiling — it misses most late-game threats and many utility creatures that dominate at higher power levels. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate claim: the format's threats are smaller and instant-speed efficiency at common is genuinely scarce. In Legacy and Vintage the card is technically legal but gets lapped by Fatal Push and Swords to Plowshares before it ever hits a sideboard. Modern and Pioneer give it slightly more breathing room in budget aggressive sideboards, but it still sits behind better options at the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Final Flourish is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a common bin, not making a purchasing decision. That price is stable by default: there's no demand pressure to push it up or reprint pressure to push it down.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.