Ready to Rumble

Sorcery

Choose one —
• Ready to Rumble deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
• Destroy target artifact.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
Streets of New Capenna
Price
$0.05
EDHREC rank
#24422
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Ready to Rumble card art
Ready to Rumble wipes the board of all non-attacking creatures for two mana — one of the most efficient asymmetric sweepers ever printed. Run it in aggro decks that attack every turn and it reads 'destroy all blockers and most of the table's boards for W1.'

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

In Commander, Ready to Rumble is a role-player in one specific archetype — aggro decks that attack every turn — and in that slot it massively overperforms its two-mana price tag. Outside that context it's a blank, since any turn you don't attack with most of your team the spell is symmetrical at best and self-destructive at worst. In Pauper it's legal but too narrow for the format's tempo and midrange staples. Modern and Pioneer have more efficient removal options, and the condition-dependent nature of Ready to Rumble makes it difficult to slot into non-tribal aggro shells where you can't guarantee a full attack step.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.05 bulk tier

At $0.05, Ready to Rumble is deep bulk — you'll find it in any dollar-bin box at your local store. The price is stable at the floor; this isn't a card that spikes, but it also doesn't need to when it's already free to acquire.

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    Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.