Overpowering Attack
Sorcery
Freerunning 
(You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)
Untap all creatures you control that attacked this turn. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase, followed by an additional main phase.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Assassin's Creed
- Price
- $1.12
- EDHREC rank
- #1869
Overpowering Attack makes a creature unblockable and gives it +5/+0 until end of turn — that's a one-card kill condition stapled to evasion for four mana. In decks built around Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and similar assassination-style commanders, this closes games that would otherwise stall at a defended board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad needs creatures to connect and kill other creatures to stack Assassin's Creed counters, and Overpowering Attack guarantees that connection while also pumping power high enough to one-shot whatever's blocking the path.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Ezio Auditore da Firenze rewards unblocked attacks with token generation and card advantage, so Overpowering Attack does double duty — it clears the lane and inflates the damage trigger that fuels the engine.
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper scales off attacking creatures dying, and pairing Overpowering Attack with a wide board means one unblockable swing can bait out blocks, clear them, and generate multiple counters in a single combat.
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers care about combat tricks and dealing damage through, making Overpowering Attack a clean fit that threatens lethal commander damage out of nowhere.
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest wants to connect repeatedly for its triggered ability, and Overpowering Attack turns any stalled board state into a guaranteed hit while the +5/+0 brings opponents into lethal range faster.
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 |
Commander is the obvious home for Overpowering Attack — the format's combat-focused creature decks, particularly assassination and Voltron builds, want exactly this combination of unblockability and a meaningful power boost on a single card. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; those formats end the game before combat tricks of this type matter, and four mana is an eternity at those tables. Oathbreaker is the other viable competitive context, where aggressive planeswalker-centric decks occasionally use combat as a backup plan, though the card is still niche there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.12 cheap tier
At $1.12, Overpowering Attack sits in the buy-without-thinking tier — a role-player card at a role-player price. It's a staple in its niche commanders rather than a broad cross-format pickup, so don't expect meaningful price movement either direction.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.