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Fling

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
DCI Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#1454
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Fling card art
Fling converts a creature's power directly into lethal damage — sacrifice a Serra Avatar with 40 power and the game ends on the spot for two mana. It's a finisher disguised as a combat trick, and commanders that grow creatures large enough to one-shot a player treat it as a staple.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Juri, Master of the Revue

Juri, Master of the Revue

75.4% of decks · synergy 0.71

Juri, Master of the Revue accumulates +1/+1 counters every time a permanent is sacrificed, so Fling frequently delivers a lethal shot using Juri himself as the projectile — the sacrifice is the payoff, not the cost.

02
Thromok the Insatiable

Thromok the Insatiable

71.3% of decks · synergy 0.66

Thromok the Insatiable devours a board full of tokens to enter as a creature with X*X power, and Fling is the most direct way to cash that number in for immediate damage before anyone can respond.

03
Brion Stoutarm

Brion Stoutarm

62.8% of decks · synergy 0.60

Brion Stoutarm's built-in tap ability already throws creatures at opponents, and Fling gives the deck a second copy of that effect at instant speed — doubling down on the throw-for-damage plan without needing Brion untapped.

04
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder

Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder

55.3% of decks · synergy 0.51

Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder rewards aggressive, treasure-fueled play and grows threatening creatures quickly; Fling converts the biggest threat on board into a finisher the moment blockers or removal would otherwise neutralize it.

05
Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder

Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder

53.8% of decks · synergy 0.48

Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder pumps creatures to enormous sizes during combat, and Fling lets that temporary power spike deal damage directly — turning what would otherwise be a combat buff that vanishes into an unconditional kill shot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Fling is legal across nearly every major format — Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — but it does the most work in Commander, where life totals start at 40 and creatures regularly hit double-digit power. In Pauper it sees occasional use in pump-and-dump combo shells that grow a creature enormous in a single turn and close immediately. In Modern and Pioneer it's a fringe combo piece rather than a staple, showing up in decks that can reliably produce a massive creature and need a non-combat kill condition. Legacy and Vintage have enough redundancy and speed that dedicated Fling strategies are rare, but the card is never truly bad when the engine around it functions.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Fling has been reprinted broadly enough that copies are easy to find at bulk pricing — typically a few cents in most editions. There's no meaningful price barrier to picking it up; just grab the cheapest printing available and don't think twice.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.