Gift of Strength
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains reach until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #18859
Gift of Strength trades a mana for +3/+3 and reach until end of turn — serviceable combat trick that doubles as a fog against flying attackers. It's fine in Limited; in Constructed it's outclassed by nearly every instant in the same slot.
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 |
Gift of Strength is bulk playable in Pauper and Limited, where one-mana combat tricks are evaluated on raw stats rather than ceiling, and +3/+3 with reach covers enough bases to earn a slot. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy the bar is too high — Giant Growth effects at this power level don't survive the competition from spells that cantrip, protect, or threaten lethal outright. Commander is the format where Gift of Strength is most likely to disappoint: single-target pump with no persistent effect rarely justifies a deck slot when you're trying to affect six opponents and a full board.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Gift of Strength sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you pull from a commons box without thinking twice. The price won't move; demand is too low and supply too deep.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.