Tandem Tactics
Instant
Up to two target creatures each get +1/+2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25053
Tandem Tactics puts two +1/+1 counters across up to two creatures and gains you 2 life for a single white mana — that's a lot of on-board movement for an instant. It's a combat trick that doubles as a life buffer, and it earns its slot in any deck that wants to turn alpha strikes into profitable trades.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tandem Tactics is a niche combat trick — playable in go-wide white decks that need cheap instant-speed interaction, but not a staple. Pauper is where it has the most competitive standing, slotting into white weenie and heroic shells that can exploit the two-target clause to trigger multiple creatures at once. In Modern and Pioneer it's simply outclassed; one mana buys much stronger effects, and combat tricks at that rate need to threaten lethal or generate card advantage to see play. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Tandem Tactics is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the card. Price stability is essentially guaranteed in that range: it won't spike, and it won't meaningfully drop.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.