Fork
Instant
Copy target instant or sorcery spell, except that the copy is red. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7371
Fork copies any instant or sorcery for two red mana, giving you a second trigger, a second damage burst, or a second tutor for free on the stack. Twincast does the same thing in blue; Fork is the red version, and Ashling, Flame Dancer turns every copy into a triple threat by creating additional copies off her triggered ability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Ashling, Flame Dancer rewards you for casting and copying spells with cascading additional copies, so Fork effectively becomes a two-mana engine piece — cast it on a big burn spell and Ashling's trigger fires again, multiplying the effect beyond what a simple copy delivers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fork earns its slot in any red deck that wants to double up on game-ending instants or sorceries — think extra turns, mass removal, or a killing blow to the face. Its exclusion from Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper keeps it a Legacy and Vintage curiosity outside of Commander, where its power level is real but the mana requirement of double red limits it to mono-red or heavily red-skewed shells. In Legacy and Vintage the applications are narrow but legitimate, mostly as a way to copy rituals or disruption. Oathbreaker is a natural home for the same reason Commander is — powerful sorceries are the format's backbone, and copying them at instant speed is pure value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.