Muscle Burst
Instant
Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is 3 plus the number of cards named Muscle Burst in all graveyards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29237
Muscle Burst pumps a creature by +X/+X where X is the number of Forests you control — a ceiling that climbs fast in green-heavy decks but collapses against two-color or three-color builds. It's a fine budget combat trick in mono-green Pauper, and largely irrelevant everywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Muscle Burst is most at home in Pauper, where mono-green stompy runs enough Forests to make the bonus meaningful and instant-speed tricks pull real weight. In Commander, the Forest count rarely hits the density needed to compete with unconditional pump like Giant Growth variants, and the lack of additional effects makes it hard to justify a slot. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — no competitive shell wants a conditional pump spell at one mana when the format demands interaction that actually changes the game. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: playable in a dedicated mono-green build, cut in most others.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Muscle Burst is deep bulk — the price of a card that sees narrow play and isn't chased by casual or competitive demand. It holds that floor indefinitely; there's no reprint pressure or spike scenario worth thinking about.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.