Guerrilla Tactics
Instant
Guerrilla Tactics deals 2 damage to any target.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, it deals 4 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Deckmasters
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #27160
Guerrilla Tactics deals 2 damage to any target and replaces itself when discarded, turning discard effects against the opponent who triggered them. At two mana for a conditional two-damage spell, it earns its slot only in decks that actively expect to discard or be forced to discard.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Guerrilla Tactics is a niche inclusion — most decks ignore it entirely, but wheels and discard-matters builds find real value in the discard trigger turning a wheel into two free damage and a replacement card. In Pauper, it's too slow and too conditional to compete with more reliable burn. Legacy and Vintage both have access to far more efficient options, and the discard trigger rarely matters in those formats' game plans. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict: worth it only if your spellbook or commander generates forced discard.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Guerrilla Tactics sits firmly in bulk territory. It's stable there — demand is too narrow for a spike, but the discard-trigger niche keeps it from bottoming out to true bulk.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.