Chatterstorm
Sorcery
Create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #3034
Chatterstorm makes a Squirrel token for every spell cast before it this turn — in a storm-heavy shell, that's a board state, not a single creature. Hazel of the Rootbloom and Wort, the Raidmother both break it wide open, the former copying it outright and the latter conspiring it for double the tokens.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | banned |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chatterstorm is banned in Pauper, which tells you everything about what it does at common rarity when storm counts climb — even modest spell chains produce enough tokens to end games before opponents stabilize. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are all technically legal, but the card sees negligible play there since those formats lack the tribal and token payoffs that make the storm count worth building toward. Commander gives it a pass for the same reason most storm cards survive the format: the singleton rule keeps you from chaining copies, and four opponents with removal slow the clock enough that generating eight Squirrels rarely ends the game on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hazel of the Rootbloom
Hazel of the Rootbloom's ability to copy activated and triggered abilities extends naturally to the token-generation trigger on Chatterstorm, effectively doubling every Squirrel the storm count produces. Running Chatterstorm here isn't a synergy — it's a core piece.
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Every Squirrel token Chatterstorm makes triggers Chatterfang, Squirrel General's replacement effect, producing a black token alongside each one and immediately providing sacrifice fodder or a lethal board in a single cast.
Camellia, the Seedmiser
Camellia, the Seedmiser draws a card each time you create a Squirrel token, so a Chatterstorm resolving with a storm count of four or five refuels your hand while flooding the board.
Wort, the Raidmother
Wort, the Raidmother lets you conspire Chatterstorm by tapping two red and green creatures, copying the spell and doubling the token output with no additional storm count required. That alone justifies the slot.
Witherbloom, the Balancer
Witherbloom, the Balancer wants a wide board of small creatures to sacrifice for life and value, and Chatterstorm can supply that board in a single cast off a reasonable spell chain mid-game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Wort, the RaidmotherStorm-Kiln ArtistChatterstormBala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged SanctuaryRegrowth
Infinite casts of green instants and sorceries in your hand and graveyard; Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite Treasure tokens
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Chatterstorm sits firmly in bulk territory — it costs less than a sleeve and is trivial to acquire. Bulk rares with niche demand rarely spike, so don't expect the price to move unless a new squirrel-tribal commander pushes it into mainstream attention.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wort, the Raidmother
- Hazel of the Rootbloom
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Camellia, the Seedmiser
- Witherbloom, the Balancer
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
- Regrowth
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.