Spry and Mighty
Sorcery
Choose exactly two creatures you control. You draw X cards and the chosen creatures get +X/+X and gain trample until end of turn, where X is the difference between the chosen creatures' powers.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #11157
Spry and Mighty turns a creature's toughness into offensive power for a single mana, a rate that demands immediate consideration in any deck that cares about high-toughness bodies. Doran, Besieged by Time is the obvious home, but the effect is live in any shell stacking big defenders.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Doran, Besieged by Time
Doran, Besieged by Time already flips the damage formula for every creature on board, and Spry and Mighty stacks directly on top of that — giving a high-toughness creature vigilance and letting it swing with toughness twice in the same turn cycle.
Oviya, Automech Artisan
Oviya, Automech Artisan generates artifact creatures whose toughness scales with your board, and Spry and Mighty lets one of those constructs punch above its weight class while staying back to crew or block.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Spry and Mighty is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns a slot in dedicated toughness-matters builds and does little outside them. Competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy have no interest in a one-shot aura that doesn't advance a proactive strategy. Standard and Pioneer are the likeliest homes for casual experimentation, particularly in any Doran-style toughness-matters archetype that emerges in those pools. Pauper is the one format where it isn't legal, though the effect would fit the format's ethos if it were.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Spry and Mighty sits firmly in bulk territory and is priced exactly where a narrow, synergy-dependent uncommon should be. It's an easy inclusion when you need the effect and a painless cut when you don't — no financial risk either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Doran, Besieged by Time
- Oviya, Automech Artisan
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.