Seize Opportunity
Instant
Choose one —
• Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
• Up to two target creatures each get +2/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #12024
Seize Opportunity gives you an extra combat step at instant speed — the whole attack phase, not just a single attack trigger — and it cantrips, so the card pays part of its own mana cost back immediately. Fire Lord Zuko and any commander that stacks combat triggers will treat this as one of the best extra-combat spells available.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fire Lord Zuko
Fire Lord Zuko's ability triggers on combat damage, so each extra combat step from Seize Opportunity is another damage trigger, another resource — Seize Opportunity in particular earns its slot because drawing a card on resolution means you're rarely trading card equity for the effect.
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 |
In Commander, Seize Opportunity slots cleanly into any deck that cares about combat triggers, token production, or commander damage, and the cantrip means it rarely feels like a dead draw. Competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy have access to Aggravated Assault and other repeatable extra-combat engines, so Seize Opportunity is mostly a redundant option rather than a format staple there. In Standard and Pioneer, where the extra-combat slot is less crowded, it earns more consideration in Gruul or Temur attackers builds. Pauper is where it competes hardest for a slot, since the format's instant-speed options are scrutinized closely, but the cantrip keeps it honest.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Seize Opportunity is deep bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares that cantrip and fill a specific functional niche tend to stay cheap, so there's no urgency beyond your own deck's demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.