Outflank
Instant
Outflank deals damage to target attacking or blocking creature equal to the number of creatures you control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #19018
Outflank trades one-for-one with any creature your opponent controls, with the bonus damage going directly to that player — clean, instant-speed removal that punishes wide boards harder than it looks. At one white mana, the rate is good enough that Outflank earns a slot in any white deck that cares about controlling the board rather than just the stack.
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, Outflank is a role-player — one mana at instant speed to kill a blocker or a combo piece is always relevant, and the life loss to the controlling player occasionally matters in a format where 40 life creates a false sense of safety. In Pauper, common-legal white removal is a premium resource, and Outflank competes honestly in that slot. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient removal that Outflank sits at the margins, showing up mainly in budget builds or sideboards that need cheap interaction against go-wide strategies. Legacy and Vintage have better options at every turn, so Outflank doesn't see play there despite being legal.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Outflank is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for less than the price of a sleeve. The price reflects its role as a functional but unexceptional removal spell rather than a format staple, and there's no pressure to buy in or out.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.