Rushblade Commander
Creature — Azra Warrior
Warriors your team controls have haste.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battlebond
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #13414
Rushblade Commander gives your Warriors haste and deathtouch the moment it enters — no setup, no hoops. Zurgo, Thunder's Decree decks run it at nearly a 13% inclusion rate because that combination of keywords turns every Warrior into an immediate threat and a deterrent simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree builds around Warriors attacking and dealing combat damage, and Rushblade Commander's on-entry haste grant means newly deployed Warriors can swing the same turn — no waiting, no telegraphing, no wasted tempo.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rushblade Commander is a Commander card through and through — the Warrior tribal payoff only scales in a format with 100-card singleton lists full of creatures that want the haste and deathtouch anthem. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no realistic home; those formats don't support creature-type synergy engines at this mana cost against the available interaction density. Stick to Commander, where Rushblade Commander does exactly the job it advertises.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Rushblade Commander is bulk — you're essentially picking it up for free when ordering singles. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb unless the tribe gets a high-profile commander push, so treat it as a cheap include, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.