Fog
Instant
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Price
- $1.42
- EDHREC rank
- #728
Fog stops all combat damage to you for a single green mana — full stop, no conditions. It's a one-mana panic button, and in any deck that wants to survive long enough to execute a plan, Thantis, the Warweaver being the clearest example, that's exactly what you're buying.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Thantis, the Warweaver
Thantis, the Warweaver forces all creatures to attack every turn, which means opponents' boards crash into each other and into you — Fog lets you choose which attack step kills you and which ones don't, turning a chaotic board state into a managed resource.
Gluntch, the Bestower
Gluntch, the Bestower hands out gifts and accrues political debt, making you a target the moment a gifted player decides to cash in; Fog is the cheap insurance policy that lets you keep doling out favors without dying for it.
Carth the Lion
Carth the Lion is a planeswalker-loyalty engine that needs time to tick up its pieces — Fog buys exactly one combat step of that time at minimum cost, and in a deck already running green, the slot cost is nearly zero.
The Cabbage Merchant
The Cabbage Merchant generates value by surviving and distributing resources, so blanking an alpha strike with Fog is often the difference between the engine running for three more turns or ending on the spot.
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven runs a basic-land-heavy, creature-light gameplan that can be light on blockers in the early game — Fog papers over that vulnerability cheaply while the mana base comes online.
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, Fog is a niche but real inclusion in decks that create forced-attack scenarios or need a single extra turn to close out a game — it's not a staple, but it's never a wasted slot in the right shell. In Pauper it sees almost no play; the format's aggro decks kill through multiple combat steps and one Fog rarely changes the outcome. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have historically seen Fog as a fringe combo-protection tool — occasionally used to buy a turn in Turbo Fog or similar stall-then-win strategies, though those archetypes are marginal at best. Pioneer sits in the same boat: legally playable, but the format lacks a deck that truly wants it. Fog is a Commander card wearing cross-format legality.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.42 cheap tier
At $1.42, Fog sits at the high end of what you'd expect for a simple one-mana instant with no secondary market demand — it's widely available and has been printed many times, so the price reflects low supply of specific printings rather than genuine demand. Pick up a cheaper printing if the art doesn't matter to you; the card plays identically.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.