Graceful Takedown
Sorcery
Any number of target enchanted creatures you control and up to one other target creature you control each deal damage equal to their power to target creature you don't control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22784
Graceful Takedown kills a tapped creature or trades down a flying blocker at instant speed — two modes of removal on one card for two mana. It's narrow enough that most Commander decks will skip it, but in go-wide or aerial-combat strategies it earns its slot.
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, Graceful Takedown is a role-player in decks that care about the tapped condition — tap-heavy strategies using Merfolk, Vehicles, or combat-step tricks will get more out of it than most. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, the conditional nature of both modes limits it to niche aggro or flying-matters builds where the targets are reliable. Standard is the most forgiving home if a flying-heavy meta calls for it. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient removal, so Graceful Takedown won't see play there outside of budget builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Graceful Takedown is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without thinking twice. Don't expect that to change; conditional removal at this power level rarely climbs in price.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.