New Way Forward
Instant
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, New Way Forward deals that much damage to that source's controller and you draw that many cards.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #11507
New Way Forward puts two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control and gives your whole board trample until end of turn — at four mana at instant speed, that's a combat blowout or a lethal swing most tables won't see coming. It's a finisher disguised as a pump spell, and it earns its slot in any deck that goes wide with creatures.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, New Way Forward does exactly what go-wide decks need: it converts a board stall into a lethal attack with no setup required. The permanent +1/+1 counters matter beyond the turn you cast it, which separates it from one-shot pump spells that evaporate at end step. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, four mana is a steep ask for a non-permanent effect, and it won't displace Craterhoof Behemoth in dedicated token shells. Standard and Legacy are similarly cold — the effect is real but the mana cost puts it behind faster, cheaper options. Commander is where New Way Forward lives.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, New Way Forward sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy include when you're building on a budget. Bulk rares at this effect level rarely spike unless a commander with direct synergy goes viral, so don't expect the price to move much — just buy it and play it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.