Moonrager's Slash
Instant
This spell costs 
less to cast if it's night.
Moonrager's Slash deals 3 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #19042
Moonrager's Slash deals 3 damage to any target for two mana — or just one mana when you control three or more Wolves or Werewolves, which is exactly the condition Tovolar, Dire Overlord spends the whole game building toward. At that point it's a one-mana instant that kills most mana dorks, pingers, and utility creatures, and that rate is simply good.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord runs a permanent board of Wolves and Werewolves, so Moonrager's Slash fires at its discount almost every game — cheap, instant-speed removal that doesn't cost you tempo on the turn you're swinging in with a pack.
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 |
In Commander, Moonrager's Slash is a role-player: three damage misses most late-game threats, so it earns its slot only in dedicated Wolf/Werewolf builds where the one-mana mode is reliably online. In Pauper, one-mana conditional burn has real legs — the format's threats are small enough that three damage answers a lot, and the common slot is competitive enough that the upside matters. Modern and Legacy have access to Lightning Bolt, which is unconditional, so Moonrager's Slash doesn't see play there. Pioneer lacks Bolt, making the floor slightly more acceptable, but the meta's threat density still makes the three-damage ceiling a liability outside tribal shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Moonrager's Slash is deep bulk — you'll find it in any commons box or as a throw-in. That price is stable; there's no meaningful speculation target here, just an efficient pickup for the Wolf/Werewolf players who actually want it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.