Wind Shear
Instant
Attacking creatures with flying get -2/-2 and lose flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #29398
Wind Shear kills a flyer at instant speed for two mana — the catch is that it only works if the target's toughness is less than or equal to its power, which means anything with a beefed-up butt survives. Passable situational removal in green, but narrow enough that most decks will find better options.
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 |
Wind Shear is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its relevance is almost entirely a Commander question — Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a conditional two-mana green instant that can't touch ground creatures. In Commander, it fills a niche role in green decks that lack access to white or black removal and are facing flyer-heavy tables; the instant speed is the card's best argument. Outside of that specific context, green has enough unconditional reach — Plummet costs the same and hits everything with flying regardless of stat line — that Wind Shear rarely earns a slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Wind Shear is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no pressure to pick it up speculatively; copies will be available in bulk bins indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.