Random Encounter
Sorcery
Shuffle your library, then mill four cards. Put each creature card milled this way onto the battlefield. They gain haste. At the beginning of the next end step, return those creatures to their owner's hand.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #15970
Random Encounter puts a 2/2 Wolf token onto the battlefield and deals 2 damage to each opponent — four mana for a body plus a Lava Axe spread across the table. It's a fine limited card and a Commander bulk pick at best, never a serious inclusion in competitive or tuned lists.
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 |
Random Encounter is legal across every major constructed format, but that legality is theoretical — four mana for a 2/2 and 2 damage spread across opponents clears no competitive bar in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, or Vintage, where that slot demands a game-altering effect. Commander is the only format where 'deal 2 to each opponent' has marginal appeal, but even there Random Encounter underperforms against the density of token generators and efficient damage-dealers available at the same cost. Skip it in every 60-card format without a second thought.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Random Encounter is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft pile rather than a trade binder. Don't expect the price to move; there's no competitive demand or casual breakout combo pulling it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.