Blazing Volley
Sorcery
Blazing Volley deals 1 damage to each creature your opponents control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #4040
Blazing Volley hits every creature an opponent controls for 1 damage — at one red mana, that's a full board sweep against token armies or a mass trigger engine for a single card. Outside of dedicated 1-damage synergy commanders like Judith, Carnage Connoisseur, it's a narrow spell; inside them, it's essential.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur turns each 1-damage ping into a free spell cast off her ability, so Blazing Volley hitting a full board of enemy creatures fires that trigger for every single one of them. That's an enormous amount of free value from one red mana.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph bumps every source that deals exactly 1 damage to a creature up to 3, which means Blazing Volley stops being a token sweeper and becomes a mass three-damage board wipe for one mana. It's one of the most efficient cards in any Ghyrson deck.
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot rewards dealing exactly 1 damage with card draw, and Blazing Volley delivers that trigger once for every creature an opponent controls. One spell can draw an absurd number of cards in the right board state.
Tor Wauki the Younger
Tor Wauki the Younger adds 2 damage to any instant or sorcery that deals damage, which upgrades Blazing Volley's 1-damage pings to 3 across an entire opposing board. It's a clean, efficient synergy that doubles as removal against small utility creatures.
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell adds 2 to all red damage sources, so Blazing Volley becomes a sweeper that deals 3 to each creature an opponent controls for one mana. That range kills most blockers and token generators in a single shot.
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 |
In Commander, Blazing Volley is a role-player, not a generalist — it belongs only in decks that convert 1-damage events into something more, and in those decks it overperforms its mana cost dramatically. In Pauper it's legal and occasionally relevant in red aggro or burn lists that need wide sweeping against token strategies, though better options usually exist. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage the card is too narrow to see meaningful play; one-mana spells in those formats need to do more than deal 1 to a board without guaranteeing kills.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Blazing Volley is deep bulk — pick it up in any common bin without a second thought. Bulk commons at this price point don't appreciate, but they also don't need to; the card pays for itself the first time it triggers ten Judith, Carnage Connoisseur abilities in a single cast.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.