Odds // Ends
Instant // Instant
Flip a coin. If it comes up heads, counter target instant or sorcery spell. If it comes up tails, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #25483
Odds // Ends offers two completely disconnected effects stapled together: a coin-flip counterspell on one side and a five-mana creature removal spell on the other. Neither half is efficient enough to run on its own merits, which means you're only here for a very specific commander or theme.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Odds // Ends is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically it belongs to Commander alone. In Legacy and Vintage, a counterspell that requires a coin flip is unplayable — those formats demand certainty, and Odds loses to any opponent who calls heads correctly. Modern has the same problem with stricter efficiency standards. Commander is the only format where coin-flip synergies are a real archetype, and even there Odds // Ends earns a slot only in decks built around randomness payoffs rather than as a generic answer.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Odds // Ends sits firmly in bulk territory, which is exactly what its narrow application warrants. The price is stable — demand is low and consistent, driven purely by coin-flip Commander builds, so don't expect movement in either direction.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.