Barrage of Boulders
Sorcery
Barrage of Boulders deals 1 damage to each creature you don't control.
Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, creatures can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #12547
Barrage of Boulders hits every creature your opponents control for 1 damage — a one-sided pseudo-wrath effect when your board is already empty — for a single red mana with ferocious upside. In Judith, Carnage Connoisseur shells that care about pinging down small blockers and triggering death effects, that's a clean rate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur's ability to convert creature deaths into damage means Barrage of Boulders does double duty: it clears out small blockers while simultaneously loading up the graveyard triggers that keep Judith's engine firing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Barrage of Boulders is a Commander card — the three-player minimum means the one-red, hit-everything rate scales in ways it never does in one-on-one formats. In competitive Constructed (Legacy, Modern, Pioneer), a sorcery-speed 1-damage ping to each opposing creature doesn't move the needle against the threats those formats field. Pauper is the one exception worth noting: token-wide formats can make this a budget sweeper-adjacent piece, though even there it competes with cleaner options. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
Barrage of Boulders is deep bulk at $0.10 — you're paying essentially nothing for a card that earns its slot in the right shell. Bulk commons rarely move off the floor, so there's no reason to hesitate on picking up copies.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.