Barrage Tyrant
Creature — Eldrazi
Devoid (This card has no color.)
, Sacrifice another colorless creature: This creature deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #19562
Barrage Tyrant turns any Eldrazi you control into a Fireball — sacrifice it, deal damage equal to its power directly to any target. Five mana for a 5/4 that provides an immediate sacrifice outlet is reasonable, but the card only earns its seat in decks that are already built around Eldrazi synergies.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Barrage Tyrant sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — those formats move too fast for a five-mana 5/4 with a conditional ability that requires building around Eldrazi. Commander is the only context where it functions as intended: Eldrazi typal and colorless sacrifice decks can use it to close games by converting large creatures into direct damage when the board is otherwise stalled. Even in Commander, it's a fringe inclusion that competes with more efficient sacrifice outlets and burn effects, so it earns a slot only if your deck is already leaning hard into Eldrazi density.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Barrage Tyrant is firmly bulk — easy to pick up without any budget consideration. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile Eldrazi commander drives sudden interest.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.