Gerrard's Command
Instant
Untap target creature. It gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #23828
Gerrard's Command puts two +1/+1 counters on a creature and gives another creature first strike until end of turn — two real effects on one card for two mana. It's a combat trick with lasting board impact, and that makes it worth considering in any green-white deck built around counters.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gerrard's Command earns its slot in Selesnya counter-based decks where both halves trigger synergies — proliferate engines, Hardened Scales effects, and combat-centric strategies all benefit. Pauper is where it's most competitive; at common, it's a clean two-mana trick that trades well in aggressive or go-wide builds. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the card simply doesn't match the power density of those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: useful in the right shell, invisible outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Gerrard's Command is pure bulk — you're paying pennies for a card that punches at its price point. It won't appreciate, but it doesn't need to; pick up copies freely whenever you're sleeving a counters deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.