Prey's Vengeance
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #19893
Prey's Vengeance puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature and gives it a temporary power boost until end of turn — cheap, immediate, and reusable via rebound. Sergeant John Benton is the commander that makes it matter, turning each cast into a counter-generating engine rather than a one-shot pump.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton triggers off noncombat damage to opponents, and Prey's Vengeance's rebound means you're casting it twice — doubling the triggers and stacking counters without spending extra cards.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Prey's Vengeance is a niche piece rather than a staple — it earns a slot almost exclusively in Sergeant John Benton decks where the rebound clause generates repeated value from a single card. In Pauper, where card efficiency at common rarity is genuinely competitive, the rebound makes it a reasonable include in stompy or counter-based strategies. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have access to it, but those formats demand more power than a two-mana pump that leaves a single +1/+1 counter — it doesn't clear that bar outside of very specific synergy shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Prey's Vengeance is pure bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and is easy to pick up as a throw-in. Don't expect that price to move; demand is narrow enough that it stays in bulk bins regardless of Sergeant John Benton's popularity.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.