Moment of Heroism
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #17869
Moment of Heroism gives a creature +2/+2 and lifelink until end of turn for two mana at instant speed — functional, clean, and completely outclassed by the competition. It's a Limited card that never made the jump to Constructed relevance, and in Commander it's too narrow to justify a slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Moment of Heroism is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Pauper it occupies the same common slot as Prismatic Strands and Gods Willing, both of which do more for white's defensive game plan. In Commander the effect is too small and too temporary — a two-mana instant that doesn't replace itself or interact with the board in a lasting way rarely survives the 99-card cut. It's not worth registering in any of these formats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Moment of Heroism is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a dollar box but never gets pulled from it. The price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.