Invasion Tactics
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Whenever one or more Allies you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #13629
Invasion Tactics makes your entire attacking force unblockable for a turn — that's a game-ending effect stapled to a sorcery. Katara, the Fearless turns that ceiling even higher, but the card earns its slot on raw impact alone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Katara, the Fearless
Katara, the Fearless rewards you for connecting with multiple creatures, and Invasion Tactics guarantees every attacker gets through — converting a board of tokens or pumped warriors into a full combat trigger payoff in a single swing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Invasion Tactics is a finisher disguised as a combat trick — one mana to punch through the last 20 points of damage when your board is wide and your opponents are tapped out. Competitive non-Commander formats have largely ignored it; the effect is too win-more in fair midrange and too slow for combo. Standard and Pioneer players will find it sitting in bulk boxes for good reason — evasion at this scale only matters when you already have the board to close games, and those formats punish that dependency. Commander is where it belongs, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
Invasion Tactics sits firmly in bulk territory at $0.17, and there's no pressure pushing that up. Bulk combat tricks with narrow homes don't appreciate — buy the copies you need and don't overthink it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.