Ruthless Predation
Sorcery
Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn. It fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18176
Ruthless Predation is a clean, instant-speed fight spell that costs one green mana and gives your creature +1/+2 for the combat — enough to flip most trades in your favor. Two mana total for a removal spell at instant speed is the correct rate, and the toughness buff makes blowouts more reliable than a straight fight.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ruthless Predation slots naturally into any green deck that wants cheap, interaction-dense removal without spending a third color — it's the kind of spell that kills a mana dork on turn two and a Thassa's Oracle on turn ten. Pauper is where it actually competes seriously, since fight spells at common are a real removal suite and the instant speed pulls significant weight in that format's tempo games. Modern and Pioneer have access to better fight options like Inscription of Abundance and Snakeskin Veil backed by redundancy, so Ruthless Predation rarely makes those 60-card lists. Legacy and Vintage don't need it. Pauper and Commander are the formats where it earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Ruthless Predation is deep bulk — grab a playset for under a dollar and don't think twice. The price is stable because supply is high and demand is modest; this isn't a card that spikes.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.