Warpath
Instant
Warpath deals 3 damage to each blocking creature and each blocked creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #29669
Warpath deals damage equal to a creature's power to each creature that blocks it — a combat trick that punishes chump-blocking and turns your biggest attacker into a board clear. The payoff is real, but the three-mana instant cost means you're spending a card and mana to fix a problem that better evasion or trample would solve for free.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Warpath is a Commander-first card — the format's multiplayer combat math, where opponents routinely chump-block to preserve life totals, gives it the most relevant application. In a dedicated Voltron build or a deck that regularly swings with one oversized creature, Warpath can blow out a defensive line and push through lethal. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats but neither has any use for it; three mana for a conditional combat trick doesn't compete. Commander is the only home worth discussing.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Warpath is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. It won't appreciate; niche combat tricks at this power level don't move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.