Windswift Slice
Instant
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. Create a number of 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens equal to the amount of excess damage dealt this way.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #3811
Windswift Slice clears a creature and replaces itself in one shot — that combination of removal and card advantage on a single card is the whole argument. Galadriel, Elven-Queen decks run it at nearly 79% inclusion because it does exactly what a scrying, value-generating shell needs; Jumbo Cactuar players lean on it for the same reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Galadriel, Elven-Queen
Galadriel, Elven-Queen rewards every card that draws or replaces itself, and Windswift Slice delivers removal plus a fresh draw in one slot — nearly 79% of Galadriel builds run it for exactly that efficiency.
Legolas, Master Archer
Legolas, Master Archer turns ranged damage into a removal engine, and Windswift Slice supplements that plan by taking out a threat at instant speed while replacing itself in hand.
Thromok the Insatiable
Thromok the Insatiable needs the board clear of blockers before he swings, and Windswift Slice handles one problem creature while keeping cards flowing so you reach the devour payoff faster.
Grismold, the Dreadsower
Grismold, the Dreadsower floods the board with plant tokens for opponents, then punishes wide boards — Windswift Slice thins out a dangerous creature on the other side of the table while keeping your hand from running dry.
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing cares about card quality and incremental advantage, and Windswift Slice fits cleanly as a cantripping removal spell that never costs you card equity.
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 |
Windswift Slice is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually sees play. In Legacy and Vintage the competition from Swords to Plowshares, Fatal Push, and similar hyper-efficient removal is too steep for a card that costs more than one mana. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card-adjacent format where Windswift Slice could find a home, since the smaller life totals and creature-heavy metas make cantripping removal more attractive. Commander remains the correct home — 100-card singleton increases the value of any card that pulls double duty, and Windswift Slice's draw-a-card clause is worth real card-advantage equity in long multiplayer games.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Windswift SliceJumbo Cactuar
Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite creature tokens
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Windswift Slice sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without thinking twice if a deck wants it. Bulk rares and uncommons at this price point rarely spike unless a combo breakout or reprint drought hits, so there's no financial case to overthink the buy-in.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.