Gruul Charm
Instant
Choose one —
• Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
• Gain control of all permanents you own.
• Gruul Charm deals 3 damage to each creature with flying.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #10625
Gruul Charm is a modal instant that earns its slot by answering three distinct problems — fliers eating your team, hexproof blockers stonewalling your creatures, or a surprise pump that ends a race — all for two mana. The flexibility is the point: any one of those modes is playable, and the right build will find all three relevant across a game.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gruul Charm does its best work in aggressive Gruul decks that go wide on the ground and consistently face flying blockers or hexproof threats from opponents — the "all creatures with flying lose flying" mode can blank an entire board position in the right pod. Competitive formats like Legacy and Modern have little interest in it; the modes are individually too low-impact to clear the bar against dedicated interaction, and a three-mode charm can't match point-removal efficiency when every slot counts. Pioneer is the same story — the format's fast enough that a two-mana spell needs to pull weight immediately, and Gruul Charm rarely does enough in isolation. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's logic: aggressive red-green builds can find spot utility here, though the smaller deck size and lower life totals mean games often end before you need the insurance.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Gruul Charm is deep bulk — cheap enough to throw into any Gruul pile without a second thought. Don't expect that to change; modal charms with niche Commander appeal don't spike, they just sit in bulk boxes waiting to be discovered.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.