Furious Resistance
Instant
Target blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #24455
Furious Resistance gives a blocking creature +3/+0 and first strike until end of turn for a single red mana — at instant speed, that trades up against almost any attacker in Commander. It's a narrow combat trick, and narrow combat tricks rarely make the cut in a 100-card singleton format where a removal spell does the same job with fewer conditions.
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, Furious Resistance is a fringe inclusion that only pulls its weight in Feather, the Redeemed or Zada, Hedron Grinder shells where spell recursion or copying turns a one-shot trick into a repeatable resource. In Pauper, where commons battle at a slower, more combat-focused pace, it sees occasional play in aggressive red decks that need cheap, efficient combat tricks to push through or survive blocks. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, the competition from more impactful one-mana red spells is steep enough that Furious Resistance never registers.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Furious Resistance is deep bulk — the kind of card that ships in large lots and rarely sells individually. The price reflects both its narrow application and the low demand outside of the specific Commander shells where it earns a slot.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.