Harm's Way

In Commander, Harm's Way is a low-cost surprise that does double duty: save a creature, redirect 3 to a planeswalker, or finish off a weakened opponent with their own attack. It's narrow enough that only dedicated combat or damage-matters builds want it, but in those shells it overperforms its mana cost. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but rarely sees play — the formats move too fast and the effect too small to justify it over counterspells or broader protection. Modern has the same problem; white has better one-mana options at instant speed. Harm's Way is fundamentally a Commander card, where the politics of redirecting damage create situations no other format replicates.