Fowl Strike
Instant
Destroy target creature with flying.
Reinforce 2—
(, Discard this card: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #19455
Fowl Strike creates three 1/1 Bird tokens with flying and deals 3 damage to any target — that's a combat-relevant board presence and a removal spell on the same card for four mana. It's not efficient enough to compete in tuned lists, but in casual Commander it pulls real double duty.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fowl Strike occupies the 'does two things' slot that casual token or go-wide decks often want — flying bodies plus a ping on a problem creature or planeswalker is genuinely useful when you're behind. In Pauper it's legal but too slow; four mana for this effect doesn't match the format's tempo. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the rate is nowhere near what those formats demand. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: fine in lower-power pods, cut early as the list tightens.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Fowl Strike is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the effect. Bulk commons rarely move unless a mechanic breaks out, and nothing about this card's profile suggests that's coming.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.