Strength in Numbers
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is the number of attacking creatures.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #18467
Strength in Numbers gives one attacking creature trample and a power boost equal to the number of attacking creatures — in a wide board state, that's a one-mana bomb that ends games. If you're going wide and winning in combat, this card earns its slot every time it resolves.
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, Strength in Numbers is a legitimate finisher disguised as a combat trick — one mana to convert a token swarm into lethal trample damage is exactly the kind of efficiency wide-board decks are looking for. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all support it on paper, but those formats rarely sustain the creature density needed to make the power bonus matter, so it stays on the shelf competitively. Pauper is the non-Commander format where Strength in Numbers has the most realistic application, particularly in green token or elf-swarm lists that can flood the board by turn three or four.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Strength in Numbers is deep bulk — no barrier to entry for any budget. Bulk commons this narrow rarely move unless a new commander pushes the archetype hard, so don't expect the price to climb, but you're also never paying more than pocket change for a slot that does real work in the right deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.