Impact Resonance
Instant
Impact Resonance deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the greatest amount of damage dealt by a source to a permanent or player this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II
- Price
- $0.79
- EDHREC rank
- #12530
Impact Resonance deals damage equal to the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield — in a combat-heavy format, that number is routinely 5 or higher before you even build around it. At two mana at instant speed, it punches well above its cost, and in an Imodane, the Pyrohammer deck it triggers the commander's copy ability to spread that damage to every opponent simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies any instant or sorcery that deals damage to exactly one creature and redirects that copy to each opponent — Impact Resonance is a single-target spell that routinely reads as 'deal 6 to each opponent for 2 mana' in the mid-to-late game.
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot rewards precision damage — dealing exactly lethal to a creature — and Impact Resonance, scaling off the greatest power on board, consistently hits large targets cleanly, triggering Taii Wakeen's bonus draw or removal effects without wasting excess damage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Impact Resonance is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer board state it needs to scale (large creatures, varied powers, multiple targets worth killing) is exactly what a 4-player game provides by turn 4. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; competitive lists have cheaper, more reliable removal and no incentive to gamble on a board-state variable. Oathbreaker offers a faster, smaller format where the power ceiling is lower, so Impact Resonance is playable but rarely the best option. Commander is the only format where it earns a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.79 bulk tier
At $0.79, Impact Resonance sits in bulk territory — low enough to throw into any red Commander deck without a second thought. The price is stable; it sees narrow enough play outside Commander that there's no meaningful demand pressure pushing it higher.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.