Strength of the Coalition
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22867
Strength of the Coalition puts +2/+2 counters on each creature you control that shares a creature type with the target — in a tribal deck with five creatures on board, that's a potential ten-plus counters spread across your team for two mana. It's a do-nothing card outside of tribal, and a haymaker inside it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Strength of the Coalition is a Commander card first and almost exclusively — the format's tribal synergies, longer games, and wide creature boards are exactly where a situational pump spell with this power ceiling earns its slot. In competitive formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it's legal but irrelevant: aggressive tribal decks in those formats win through redundancy and efficiency, not a two-mana combat trick that requires five creatures of the same type to break even. Vintage offers no new use case. Strength of the Coalition is a role-player in Commander tribal lists and nearly unplayable elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Strength of the Coalition is deep bulk — you'll find it in a dollar box before you'd bother ordering it. The price reflects its narrow playability, and there's no pressure driving it higher.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.