Last Gasp
Instant
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- GRN Guild Kit
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #18183
Last Gasp kills most early-game creatures outright and cripples anything it can't — for two mana at instant speed. It's clean, cheap, and does exactly what it says on the card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Last Gasp is a budget slot-filler that handles utility creatures and mana dorks but falls off against the format's oversized threats — a 4/4 commander shrugs it off entirely. Pauper is where Last Gasp earns real respect: two mana at instant speed answers the format's most common bodies cleanly, and the -3/-3 rider kills creatures that survive direct damage. In Pioneer and Modern, it competes with strictly more flexible options like Fatal Push, so it rarely makes the cut outside of budget builds. Legacy and Vintage don't want it. Across all 60-card formats, Last Gasp is a sideboard consideration at best — a reliable floor, not a ceiling.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Last Gasp is pure bulk — no scarcity, no demand spike on the horizon. It's a zero-hesitation pickup for budget decks that need black removal and can't spend more.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.