Honorable Passage
Instant
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage. If damage from a red source is prevented this way, Honorable Passage deals that much damage to the source's controller.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Price
- $0.90
- EDHREC rank
- #23852
Honorable Passage redirects all damage from a single source back at the player or planeswalker who dealt it — a one-mana instant that can flip a lethal burn spell into a blowout. It's a niche include, but when it's right, it's a full tempo reversal for the cheapest price in white.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Honorable Passage earns a slot primarily as a political tool and a surprise answer to big X-spells or a Blasphemous Act aimed at your board — redirecting 13 damage back at a player who just wiped your creatures is a genuine game-swing. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern, but those formats move too fast and demand too much consistency for a narrow one-of protection spell to see serious play. The effect is real; the opportunity cost of running it over more universal protection just keeps it out of competitive lists.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.90 bulk tier
At $0.90, Honorable Passage sits squarely in bulk territory — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. The price is unlikely to move meaningfully unless a high-profile Commander build pushes demand, so grab it cheap and don't think twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.