Killing Glare
Instant
Destroy target creature with power X or less.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21119
Killing Glare kills any creature with power X or less for X mana — clean, scalable, and sorcery-speed is the only real cost. It's a solid budget removal spell in creature-heavy formats, but the sorcery restriction keeps it a step behind instant-speed options at the same price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Killing Glare competes in a removal slot that already has strong cheap options, but its scalability is genuinely useful — you can spend two mana on a small blocker early and twelve mana on an Eldrazi late. The sorcery speed is a real liability in a format defined by end-step interaction, and X-spells that only hit creatures face stiff competition from flexible catch-alls. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Killing Glare is outclassed by instant-speed removal that either costs less or answers more permanent types, so it sees essentially no competitive play there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — playable in budget builds, but not a first choice.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Killing Glare is pure bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a functional removal spell, and that's the honest pitch. Don't expect the price to move; this is a role-player that stays cheap indefinitely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.