Kor Dirge
Instant
All damage that would be dealt this turn to target creature you control by a source of your choice is dealt to another target creature instead.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #22793
Kor Dirge redirects all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn onto another target creature — a fog for one creature that doubles as a removal spell if the math works out. The catch is it costs three mana at instant speed, which is steep for an effect this conditional.
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, Kor Dirge occupies a narrow slot: it can save a critical creature from a board wipe's leftover damage or stack lethal onto a blocker, but three mana for a situational redirect rarely makes the cut over unconditional protection like Heroic Intervention. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest — formats that fast have no patience for reactive spells this expensive and fragile. Modern could theoretically support it in a Boros or Orzhov shell, but the same problem applies: three mana buys you better options. Kor Dirge is most at home in Commander strategies that specifically care about damage redirection or damage triggers, where the political and mechanical ceiling is highest.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Kor Dirge is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box, not a trade binder. Demand is too narrow for the price to move meaningfully in either direction, so pick it up if you have a specific home for it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.