Samut's Sprint
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+1 and gains haste until end of turn. Scry 1.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #8805
Samut's Sprint gives a creature +1/+0 and scry 1 for one red mana — cheap enough to cycle through your deck, but the ceiling is Zada, Hedron Grinder copying it to every creature you control and turning a single mana into a full hand refill and board-wide scry. Outside that specific engine, it's a narrow cantrip that rarely earns a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Zada, Hedron Grinder is the entire reason Samut's Sprint exists in Commander — targeting Zada copies the spell to every other creature you control, converting one mana into a board-wide buff and a cascade of scry triggers that bury you in cards.
Feather, the Redeemed
Feather, the Redeemed returns Samut's Sprint to hand at end of turn, letting you recast it every combat to generate a steady stream of scry and a permanent +1/+0 pump without ever spending more than one mana per loop.
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, Samut's Sprint earns its slot almost exclusively in Zada, Hedron Grinder and Feather, the Redeemed builds — outside those two shells it's too low-impact for a 99-card format. In Pauper it's legal but rarely sees play, outcompeted by cantrips that replace themselves more cleanly. Modern and Pioneer have the card pool to support it in token-copy strategies, though it hasn't broken through the competitive lists in either format. Legacy and Vintage have strictly better options at every point on the curve. Stick to the Commander homes where the copy mechanic makes one red mana worth the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Samut's Sprint is bulk — grab as many as you need without a second thought. Bulk cantrips with narrow homes don't appreciate, so treat this as a throw-in rather than a pickup worth tracking.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.