Into the Fray

In Commander, Into the Fray earns its slot in aggressive decks that need to punch through a stacked board — tapping down a single opponent's blockers at instant speed can convert an unblocked swing into a kill. It sees virtually no play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage, where the effect is too conditional and creature-centric threats are answered more cleanly. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where it could conceivably appear, though even there dedicated aggro lists tend to prefer pump or evasion over a tap effect. Oathbreaker shares Commander's creature-dense dynamic and the same logic applies — most useful when you're closing out a game and one player's defense is the only thing standing in the way.