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Gimli's Reckless Might

Enchantment

Creatures you control have haste.
Formidable — Whenever you attack, if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater, target attacking creature you control fights up to one target creature you don't control.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
Price
$3.76
EDHREC rank
#4507
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Gimli's Reckless Might card art
Gimli's Reckless Might turns any combat step into a potential one-shot by stacking trample and a massive power boost onto an attacking creature — and unlike Sword of Hearth and Home or other equipment, it does it at instant speed for a single swing without committing a permanent to the board. The cost is straightforward: it's a one-and-done spell, so you need a creature already threatening enough that tripling its power closes the game rather than just threatening it. Maarika, Brutal Gladiator is the canonical home, but any deck that swings wide and hard has a use for it.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

53.9% of decks · synergy 0.52

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator already punishes blockers and demands combat engagement, and Gimli's Reckless Might turns her lethal far earlier than opponents expect — the trample rider means no amount of chump blocking saves them once she's been pumped to absurd power.

02
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero

Aragorn, Hornburg Hero

33.4% of decks · synergy 0.33

Aragorn, Hornburg Hero rewards going wide with Human tokens, and Gimli's Reckless Might slots in as the finisher that converts a board of incremental attackers into a lethal trample swing through anything an opponent can muster.

03
Neyith of the Dire Hunt

Neyith of the Dire Hunt

34.5% of decks · synergy 0.31

Neyith of the Dire Hunt incentivizes forcing blocks and drawing cards off them, and Gimli's Reckless Might gives you the pump to guarantee the block is both forced and fatal — the trample means toughness-stacking defense doesn't save anyone.

04
Bello, Bard of the Brambles

Bello, Bard of the Brambles

25.9% of decks · synergy 0.22

Bello, Bard of the Brambles makes Auras and pump spells into oversized threats, and Gimli's Reckless Might fits cleanly into that category while providing a burst of trample damage that token-chump strategies can't answer.

05
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale

Wulfgar of Icewind Dale

15.2% of decks · synergy 0.11

Wulfgar of Icewind Dale doubles attack triggers, and Gimli's Reckless Might pairs with creatures that already have on-attack abilities, turning a single swinging threat into a double-triggered blowout with a triple-power pump strapped on top.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Gimli's Reckless Might earns its keep — 40 life gives opponents cushion to survive early beats, so a one-card tripling of power with trample stapled on is exactly the kind of efficiency spike a combat-focused deck needs to punch through. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but those formats demand interaction density and speed that a sorcery-speed-equivalent pump spell can't keep pace with; it shows up nowhere in those competitive lists. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table. Oathbreaker is legal and could theoretically support it, but the format's faster pace and lower life totals mean games often end before a combat finisher like this resolves meaningfully.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

178 decks
Breath of FuryGimli's Reckless Might

Breath of FuryGimli's Reckless Might

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Breath of FuryAdeline, Resplendent CatharGimli's Reckless Might

Breath of FuryAdeline, Resplendent CatharGimli's Reckless Might

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinitely powerful creature

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Price Context

Current price

$3.76 cheap tier

At $3.76, Gimli's Reckless Might sits in the cheap tier — accessible enough that there's no real budget barrier to running it in any deck that wants it. It's a niche combat finisher rather than a staple, so price stability depends on continued Commander interest in Gruul combat strategies rather than any crossover demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.