Flunk
Instant
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is 7 minus the number of cards in that creature's controller's hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #25432
Flunk kills any creature with power 3 or less for two mana at instant speed — clean, unconditional within that range, and no hoops to jump through. It's a staple for any black deck that needs cheap interaction and doesn't want to pay three mana for it.
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, Flunk does exactly what black two-mana removal is supposed to do: answer the small utility creatures and mana dorks that eat you alive in the early game. The coverage gap above power 3 matters less than it sounds — most problematic value engines and combo pieces sit at 2 power anyway. In Modern and Pioneer, Flunk competes against Push and Snuff Out, where the power ceiling occasionally becomes a liability against beefier threats, but the low cost keeps it fringe-playable in tempo shells. Legacy and Vintage have better options, and Flunk won't see play there.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Flunk is deep bulk — pick up four copies without thinking about it. The price is stable at floor; there's no trajectory here, just a cheap spell you run because it's good.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.