Showstopper
Instant
Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #20767
Showstopper gives all your creatures hexproof and indestructible until end of turn for two mana — a full board protection spell at instant speed. It's a slam-dunk include in any deck that wins through combat or needs to protect a key creature during a critical turn.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Showstopper is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with board size, and Commander games regularly produce wide boards worth protecting from a sweeper or a pile of removal. In competitive formats like Modern or Legacy, it sees essentially no play because the game rarely reaches a state where you have multiple creatures worth protecting, and two mana at instant speed for this effect can't compete with the raw efficiency of those formats. Pioneer and Oathbreaker are fringe possibilities if you're building an aggressive creature shell that fears wraths, but Commander is where Showstopper earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Showstopper is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or as a throw-in. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb without a competitive breakout, so don't expect movement, but at this price you're not taking any financial risk either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.