Slash of Light
Instant
Slash of Light deals damage equal to the number of creatures you control plus the number of Equipment you control to target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #10816
Slash of Light exiles a target creature or planeswalker with protection from a chosen color until end of turn — effectively a zero-mana removal spell when Cloud, Planet's Champion is reducing its cost. The payoff is real: exile dodges regeneration and indestructible, and the temporary-protection rider is a relevant combat trick on top.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Cloud, Planet's Champion
Cloud, Planet's Champion's cost-reduction engine makes Slash of Light a free interactive spell, letting you answer a threat on your turn without spending a mana and still deploy your full hand — that kind of tempo is exactly what Cloud decks want to chain together.
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, Slash of Light earns its slot almost exclusively in Cloud, Planet's Champion decks, where the cost reduction makes it free interaction that doesn't compete with your mana development. Outside that shell, a one-mana temporary exile that doesn't permanently answer anything is too conditional for a 100-card singleton format where your removal needs to close doors. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, Slash of Light doesn't clear the bar — Path to Exile and Prismatic Ending both answer permanents cleanly and for good, which is what those formats demand. Pauper is where Slash of Light could see fringe play if a cost-reduction shell exists, but the temporary effect remains a liability in any format where your opponent untaps.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Slash of Light is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick up as an afterthought when ordering singles. It won't appreciate unless Cloud, Planet's Champion strategies spike in Commander popularity, so treat it as a cheap functional piece rather than anything to stock up on.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.