Boulderfall
Instant
Boulderfall deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #26675
Boulderfall deals 6 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets — a respectable board-clearing number — but costs nine mana to do it at sorcery speed. That price tag makes it unplayable in nearly every competitive context where cheaper, instant-speed options exist.
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, Boulderfall is a fringe card at best — nine mana for sorcery-speed damage that doesn't guarantee a kill on any single target is a steep ask when the format rewards efficiency. Pauper is the one format where it occasionally sees play, since the common card pool thins out the competition and the damage output is harder to match at that rarity. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it is strictly unplayable; the formats move too fast and offer too many superior removal options at a fraction of the cost. Vintage has no interest in it for the same reason. Boulderfall is a Commander card first and a Pauper curiosity second — everywhere else it belongs in the bulk bin.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Boulderfall is deep bulk, and that price accurately reflects its power level. It will not appreciate — there is no competitive demand pulling it anywhere, and casual interest alone keeps bulk cards at the floor indefinitely.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.