Soul Parry
Instant
Prevent all damage one or two target creatures would deal this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23802
Soul Parry blankets up to two creatures from dealing combat damage to you or a planeswalker you control — for a single white mana at instant speed. It is a narrow fog variant that rarely earns a slot over Fog, Settle the Wreckage, or Teferi's Protection.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Soul Parry competes in a crowded field of combat tricks and fog effects, and it usually loses that competition — preventing damage from only two creatures is rarely enough when opponents swing with a full board. Pauper is where Soul Parry is most at home: the format's lower power ceiling makes a one-mana damage-prevention spell more meaningful, and white Heroic or lifegain shells can use it as a cheap, repeatable combat tool. In Legacy and Vintage, it is technically legal but never played; better interaction exists at the same cost. If your Commander deck runs a dedicated life-total-matters or planeswalker-heavy strategy, Soul Parry can pull its weight, but for most builds a broader effect is the right call.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Soul Parry is deep bulk — you will find it in any common box or pick it up as a throw-in. There is no financial reason not to own copies if the effect fits your build, but the price reflects the card's limited demand rather than any hidden value.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.