Longstalk Brawl
Sorcery
Gift a tapped Fish (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a tapped 1/1 blue Fish creature token before its other effects.)
Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. Put a +1/+1 counter on the creature you control if the gift was promised. Then those creatures fight each other.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #9584
Longstalk Brawl forces a fight, replaces itself with a card draw if your creature wins, and can grow that creature with a +1/+1 counter — all for three mana at instant speed. In any deck that wants to kill opposing creatures while keeping its own board intact, this is a clean two-for-one, and Neyith of the Dire Hunt turns every fight trigger into even more value.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws a card whenever a creature you control is chosen to fight, which means Longstalk Brawl already replaces itself before you even check whether your creature wins — the two effects stack into reliable card advantage on a single instant.
Finneas, Ace Archer
Finneas, Ace Archer's reach-matters theme means the deck is already stuffed with large-bodied creatures that win fights cleanly, making Longstalk Brawl a removal spell that almost always resolves the +1/+1 counter and the card draw.
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, Longstalk Brawl earns its slot as conditional removal that replaces itself — three mana at instant speed is the right rate, and the fight-wins-draw clause means you're not trading down in cards when you answer a threat. Competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy have access to more efficient spot removal, so Longstalk Brawl won't make those 75s. Standard and Pioneer are where it can see real play, particularly in green creature strategies that want removal which doesn't fold to counterspells the way traditional spells do. In Pauper, it competes with a deep pool of cheap fight spells, but the instant speed and upside make it a serious consideration for green tempo builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Longstalk Brawl is firmly bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk fight spells with upside tend to stay cheap unless a breakout Standard or Commander deck adopts them wholesale, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.