Razor Rings
Instant
Razor Rings deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. You gain life equal to the excess damage dealt this way.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #16419
Razor Rings gives a creature double strike and first strike for a single colorless mana, which is a meaningful combat upgrade at a trivial cost. The catch is that it's a one-shot activated ability from an Equipment, not a persistent aura — so unless you're building around that interaction specifically, there are better ways to spend a card slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Razor Rings is legal everywhere but earns a slot almost nowhere. In Commander, the effect is too narrow — spending a card on a single combat trick that requires mana activation mid-combat competes poorly with Equipment that grants persistent double strike like Fireshrieker. In Pauper, where every mana matters and combat tricks see real play, Razor Rings is still outclassed by instants that trade up or generate card advantage. Across constructed formats, the same logic applies: paying a card for a one-time buff that resolves at sorcery-speed-adjacent timing is a poor exchange.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Razor Rings is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a commons box, not a singles bin. That price accurately reflects its demand, which is close to zero, and there's no meaningful upside scenario that changes that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.