Mirror Strike
Instant
All combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn by target unblocked creature is dealt to its controller instead.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.80
- EDHREC rank
- #17249
Mirror Strike redirects all damage a single attacker would deal back to its controller — instant-speed, no questions asked. It's a one-mana answer to a commander-damage kill or a massive alpha strike, and that efficiency is real; the ceiling is just too narrow for most 99s.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mirror Strike sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage — Fog effects and combat tricks have to clear a high bar in those formats, and a single-attacker redirect doesn't. Commander is the only realistic home, where one creature can routinely represent lethal via commander damage or a pumped Voltron swing; that's the exact scenario Mirror Strike was built to punish. Even there, it competes against Fog, Deflecting Palm, and Inkshield, all of which handle wider boards or generate additional value, so it slots best into decks that consistently face single large threats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.80 bulk tier
At $0.80, Mirror Strike sits at the top edge of bulk — you're not losing money including it, but you're also not getting a staple. Demand is too narrow to expect the price to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.