Overload
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Destroy target artifact if its mana value is 2 or less. If this spell was kicked, destroy that artifact if its mana value is 5 or less instead.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #21211
Overload deals 3 damage to target creature for two mana at instant speed — cheap, clean, and unremarkable. It's a functional common removal spell that never rises above the role of filler.
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 |
Overload is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only place it sees any real consideration is Pauper, where the commons-only card pool makes every efficient piece of direct damage worth evaluating. In Commander, three damage rarely answers the threats that matter at a four-player table, and the format has no shortage of instant-speed removal that scales better. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more powerful options, so Overload doesn't register in those formats at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Overload sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — it's not scarce, not powerful enough to spike, and has no competitive demand pulling the price up. Pick it up if you need it, but there's no reason to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.