Steer Clear
Instant
Steer Clear deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. Steer Clear deals 4 damage to that creature instead if you controlled a Mount as you cast this spell.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #20820
Steer Clear prevents all damage to target creature or player until end of turn — a cheap, narrow fog effect on a single target. At one white mana, the ceiling is protecting a commander from a lethal swing; the floor is a blank when the threat isn't combat damage.
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, Steer Clear occupies the low end of protection spells — it dodges combat damage but does nothing against removal, board wipes, or non-damage triggers, which makes it a worse choice than Gods Willing or Unbreakable Formation in most white decks. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy have zero interest in a single-target damage prevention effect at any price. Pauper is the one context where cheap white tricks see real play, but even there, the lack of a permanent effect or cantrip makes Steer Clear a fringe pick. In Standard and Pioneer it's legal but effectively invisible — the effect simply doesn't match what those formats demand.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Steer Clear is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box, not a trade binder. There's no demand pressure that would move the price up, and no reason to expect otherwise given its narrow effect.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.