Blur of Blades

Instant

Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Blur of Blades deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (29)

Spell_Slam on The Wither Outside is Wither

3 years ago

I love this commander. One of my friends plays it and it's brutal.

Blur of Blades is a decent way to get counters on a creature.

Cartouche of Ambition is excellent with your Commander. Lifelink is great.

Mark of Mutiny lets you steal a beefed creature for a turn and give it back to them completely useless.

Puncture Bolt is a straight-up kill spell in the early game and a pacifism with your commander.

Unexpected Fangs is another one of those cards that you can use either on your creatures or your opponents'.

You could be running much better creatures in your deck. Make sure you have as many infect creatures as possible (I think you are missing a couple). I would cut Banehound, Boggart Brute, Footlight Fiend, Frontline Devastator, Gluttonous Slug, Goblin Champion, Gravedigger, Infectious Horror, Pestilent Kathari, Putrid Goblin, Scorch Spitter, Skittering Heartstopper and Vraska's Butcher to make room for more value-oriented creatures and typical Pauper fatties to finish the game.

Technique_Student on It feels like burning

5 years ago

I forgot Flame Rift and Book Burning . I use Blur of Blades a lot and find it very useful. if you like STRONG BURN then go with Guttersnipe and Embermaw Hellion and any spell like Magma Jet , if you want small burn then go with Shock . for faster plays Bloodlust Inciter . Collateral Damage or Artillerize or Thud just Heat Shimmer . ( Mass Mutiny for fun.) good spells such as Reckless Abandon and Reversal of Fortune are just fun to play.

Technique_Student on It feels like burning

5 years ago

have you ever tried adding Arcbond or Blur of Blades or Browbeat or ( Ashling the Pilgrim for all the extra mana you accumulate) Sandstone Needle for more mana

Gidgetimer on Do Sorcery/Instant and Planeswalker buffs …

5 years ago

One of the State-based Actions that are routinely checked and performed is that if a creature has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters an equal number of each are removed until only one type remains. Keep in mind again that counters are only placed if the effect specifies counters, and that other types of P/T changing counters (usually from older cards) are not included in this.

Blur of Blades and Battlegrowth WILL remove each other's counters.

Afflict WILL NOT remove the counter from Battlegrowth .

The counters from two Blur of Blades and the counter that Baron Sengir gives himself WILL NOT remove each other.

sultanofsorrow on Weakening Legion (Pauper EDH)

5 years ago

also was thinking Cannibalize, Torment of Venom, Cartouche of Ambition, Festering Mummy, Blur of Blades, Path of Ancestry

CleverCombo on "Mono" Red "Control"

6 years ago

Hey ROUROU I don't believe you can cast Reckless Rage unless you have a creature you control to target. Etali is a pretty sweet card, but doesn't quite fit this deck, only because the "control" part is partially a joke. It's really a Burn deck, but since some of the good cards for burn are cards like Blur of Blades and Hungry Flames, the deck ends up being a bit on the control-y side. But make no mistake, when you play against it, it feels like a burn deck.

Morthius on (Need Help!) Amonkhet -1/-1 counters

6 years ago

I miss a lot of good cards in these deck: Ammit Eternal, Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Lethal Sting, for red splash cards like Blur of Blades, The Scorpion God or Consuming Fervor...

Hyperalgialysis on jank bugs

6 years ago

The Scorpion God would be good, your land count is too low. Add at least 2 more, Canyon Slough if possible. Claim / Fame isn't doing much in your deck, neither is Dire Fleet Hoarder. Replace those with Splendid Agony and Blur of Blades. Festering Mummy, Banewhip Punisher and Magmaroth are all good creatures.