Take the Fall
Instant
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. It gets -4/-0 until end of turn instead if you control an outlaw. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #14396
Take the Fall exiles an attacking creature at instant speed — relevant, clean removal — but the targeting restriction to creatures attacking you locks it out of most Commander threat assessment. Geralf, the Fleshwright turns that narrow window into real value by caring about creatures dying, so the exile trigger feeds the engine rather than just stalling a combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
Geralf, the Fleshwright wants creatures dying on a schedule, and Take the Fall converts an opponent's attack into a body for the graveyard while simultaneously protecting Geralf — two lines of value from one combat step.
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, Take the Fall is a niche include: it only fires when you're being attacked, which means it's dead against anyone who ignores you, and exile removal that conditional rarely makes the 99 over unconditional options. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer it performs better, since someone is always swinging at you, but the sorcery-speed-equivalent restriction of requiring an attacker still trails behind Path to Exile or Prismatic Ending. Pauper is the format where Take the Fall is most credibly playable — exile at instant speed is premium at common, and the format's creature-heavy aggro decks mean the trigger condition is regularly live.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Take the Fall is bulk — buy-a-box territory with no expectation of movement. It won't hold value or appreciate, but at that price the only question is whether it earns a slot, not whether it's worth the spend.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.