Outnumber
Instant
Outnumber deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #8553
In a token deck with a board, Outnumber is a one-mana removal spell that scales into lethal damage — hit a blocker for 20, hit a player in the face, or both. Under Krenko, Mob Boss, where creature counts routinely hit double digits by turn four, this card does what Lightning Bolt wishes it could.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
Krenko, Mob Boss doubles his army every activation, and Outnumber converts that headcount directly into damage — the more Goblins you've made, the bigger the number, and Krenko makes the most Goblins of anyone.
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
General Kreat, the Boltbringer rewards you for casting instant-speed burn, and Outnumber fits both requirements — it's an instant that can close games when your creature count is high, triggering Kreat's bolt-copy effect with a number that actually matters.
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 |
Outnumber is a Commander card first and almost exclusively — the token density required to make it hit for more than three damage simply doesn't exist in competitive 60-card formats, where Lightning Bolt and Unholy Heat do the job cleanly and without prerequisites. In Pauper, it's legal but outclassed by those same options in any aggressive shell that doesn't go wide on creatures. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it. Commander is where the math changes: a board of ten creatures means ten damage for one mana at instant speed, and in go-wide token strategies, that's a legitimate finisher or a free removal spell depending on what the board needs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
Outnumber is bulk — $0.21 — and there's no reason to expect that to change given how narrow its best-case scenarios are. Pick up as many copies as you need without hesitation; it's one of the cheapest high-ceiling cards you'll slot into a token deck.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.