Blunt the Assault
Blunt the Assault: Instant, Scars of Mirrodin. You gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{G}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin (SOM)
- Released
- 2010-10-01
- Collector number
- 113
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Commander rank
- 12,775 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Blunt the Assault
Blunt the Assault is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Scars of Mirrodin (SOM), an expansion set released in October 2010. It is collector number 113 in that set, with art by Matt Stewart. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. Scars of Mirrodin is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
You gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
"Much can be gained from the appearance of vulnerability." -Ezuri, renegade leader
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Blunt the Assault by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Blunt the Assault.
- You gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield, not just for each attacking and blocking creature.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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