Predatory Focus
Sorcery
You may have creatures you control assign their combat damage this turn as though they weren't blocked.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #15060
Predatory Focus forces all creatures to attack if able on your next turn — that's a full table commitment you can weaponize, not just a combat trick. The payoff is real in deathtouch strategies, but six mana is a steep ask for a sorcery with no lasting board presence.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Fynn, the Fangbearer kills players with deathtouch combat damage triggers, and Predatory Focus converts every opponent's creature into a potential liability — anything that swings into your deathtouch blockers dies, clearing the path for your poisonous attackers to close out the game.
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 |
Predatory Focus sees virtually no play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — six mana for a one-shot forced-attack effect is too slow and too narrow when faster win conditions exist at every point on the curve. Commander is where it actually lives, specifically in deathtouch or combat-punishment builds that can exploit the mandatory attack from every opponent simultaneously. The effect scales with the format: forcing three opponents' creatures to swing creates far more chaos and free kills than it ever would in a one-on-one game. Outside of that niche, it's a bench card even in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Predatory Focus is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. It's a stable floor price; there's no meaningful reprint risk or demand spike that would move it in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.