Frontline Rush
Instant
Choose one —
• Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
• Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #8468
Frontline Rush puts a creature into the red zone with haste and trample for one mana — the cost is essentially nothing, and the effect is immediate pressure. In multicolor-heavy builds like General Ferrous Rokiric, that one-mana swing triggers a Golem token before combat even starts, making this slot do double duty.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
General Ferrous Rokiric
Frontline Rush is a one-mana multicolor spell, which means casting it before swinging with General Ferrous Rokiric nets a free 4/4 Golem — the haste and trample on the enchanted creature are almost a bonus on top of the token.
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree rewards aggressive combat, and Frontline Rush lets any creature threaten immediate damage with trample the turn it enters — exactly the kind of pressure that forces chump blocks or punishes opponents who tap out.
Kasla, the Broken Halo
Kasla, the Broken Halo cares about multicolor spells and attacking, so Frontline Rush serves both axes — triggering Kasla's text while converting any threat into an immediate trampling attacker.
Arabella, Abandoned Doll
Frontline Rush fits Arabella, Abandoned Doll's low-to-the-ground aggressive shell, where one mana for haste and trample on a key attacker can close games before opponents stabilize.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Frontline Rush earns its slot in multicolor-matters and combat-focused builds — one mana for haste plus trample is efficient enough that the right commander turns it into a two-for-one before combat even resolves. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it faces a higher bar: Auras strategies already have better one-mana options, so Frontline Rush is a fringe consideration at best unless a specific combo demands the haste clause. Legacy and Vintage have too many broken things happening at one mana to bother. Standard is the format where it's most likely to see genuine play, since the card pool is shallow enough that efficient combat tricks find real homes.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Frontline Rush is bulk — grab it out of a common box or pick up a playset for under two dollars without thinking twice. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless a Standard deck puts them on a wants list, so buy what you need and don't speculate.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.