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Abrade
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Abrade

{1}{R}

Instant

LegalRemovalRank #150

Choose one —

• Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature.

• Destroy target artifact.

Why is this card good?

Abrade is one of red's best and most flexible removal spells, and the modal flexibility is exactly why it's so highly played. For two mana you get to choose between killing a creature (3 damage handles a huge swath of relevant threats and commanders) or blowing up an artifact — and in Commander, artifacts are everywhere: mana rocks like Sol Ring and Signets, combo pieces, equipment, vehicles, and stax pieces. That versatility means it almost never sits dead in your hand, which is the cardinal sin of narrow removal. You're trading the upside of unconditional creature removal (it won't kill big stuff) for guaranteed relevance. Play it in essentially any deck running red, especially aggressive, spellslinger, or interaction-heavy lists. It's a particularly strong include against artifact-reliant or combo metas. When to skip it: if your meta runs tons of huge creatures that dodge 3 damage, you may want harder removal like Chaos Warp instead. But as a baseline efficient answer, Abrade is near-auto-include.

Related cards

Chaos WarpR

Flexible red removal hitting any permanent including artifacts.

Lightning BoltR

Cheaper red instant dealing 3 damage to creatures.

VandalblastR

Premier red artifact removal, scalable to wipe all opponents'.

By ForceR

Red artifact destruction scaling with mana.

SmeltR

Cheap red artifact destruction instant.

Flame SlashR

Efficient sorcery dealing 4 to a creature.

Galvanic BlastR

Red burn dealing damage to creature or player.

Printings (27)

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socSecrets of Strixhaven Commander · #234U$0.21Buy
sldSecret Lair Drop · #2179R$8.86Buy
tdcTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander · #203U$0.32Buy
inrInnistrad Remastered · #311C$0.81Buy
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fdnFoundations · #327U$0.34Buy
fdnFoundations · #188U$0.30Buy
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blcBloomburrow Commander · #191C$0.30Buy
lciThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan · #131C$0.30Buy
sldSecret Lair Drop · #1425R$10.58Buy
cmmCommander Masters · #203C$0.19Buy
scdStarter Commander Decks · #122U$0.20Buy
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gn3Game Night: Free-for-All · #67C$0.22Buy
dblInnistrad: Double Feature · #406C$1.65Buy
vowInnistrad: Crimson Vow · #139C$0.18Buy
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cmrCommander Legends · #659U$0.54Buy
plstThe List · #HOU-83U$1.10Buy
2xmDouble Masters · #114C$0.18Buy
houHour of Devastation · #83U$0.36Buy
phouHour of Devastation Promos · #83U$0.79Buy

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