Cinder Storm
Sorcery
Cinder Storm deals 7 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters 25
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #22882
Cinder Storm deals 7 damage to a single target for five mana — a rate that was marginal when it was printed and hasn't aged into relevance. Bolt effects at this price point are strictly outclassed by Comet Storm, Banefire, and a long list of alternatives that either cost less or do more.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cinder Storm competes in a format where 40 life and four opponents make single-target burn nearly unplayable as a finisher — 7 damage doesn't threaten a player, let alone close a game. Pauper is the only format where Cinder Storm is legal and the card pool is constrained enough for it to theoretically see play, but even there direct damage at sorcery speed for five mana sits well outside the competitive curve. Legacy and Vintage both have access to far more efficient burn and combo payoffs, so Cinder Storm never surfaces in either. The card is legal in Oathbreaker, but the same Commander-format logic applies — one target, 7 damage, sorcery speed is not a win condition at any reasonable life total.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Cinder Storm is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box slot but rarely a deck slot. That price won't move; there's no breakout format or combo waiting to spike demand on a five-mana sorcery that deals 7 damage to one thing.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.