Practiced Offense
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls. Target creature gains your choice of double strike or lifelink until end of turn.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16084
Practiced Offense puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control that already has a counter on it — that's a board-wide doubling effect for two mana at instant speed. In any deck that spreads counters as a resource, this is a real threat multiplier, not a win-more.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor hands out goad counters that simultaneously weaponize opponents' creatures and feed Practiced Offense — every creature Kros has touched becomes a bigger threat on your turn.
Killian, Ink Duelist
Killian, Ink Duelist costs Practiced Offense one less mana to cast, and his lifelink and menace scale directly with the +1/+1 counters it stacks on him — a one-card swing in both offense and defense.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Practiced Offense is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually earns a slot. In 1v1 formats the instant speed is nice but a one-shot counter buff rarely closes games fast enough to justify the slot over more efficient threats. In Commander, the multiplayer board state changes the math entirely — hitting five or six creatures with existing counters at the end of an opponent's turn before your untap step generates the kind of sudden pressure that wins tables. It's pauper-illegal, which is the only format where its low cost might have made it legitimately competitive.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Practiced Offense at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its niche but real role in counter-heavy Commander builds, it's unlikely to command a premium.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.