Crackling Spellslinger
Creature — Human Wizard
Flash
When this creature enters, if you cast it, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn has storm. (When you cast that spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
- Price
- $0.70
- EDHREC rank
- #8016
Crackling Spellslinger turns every instant and sorcery into a free damage trigger — in spell-heavy red decks, that adds up to a lethal clock fast. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot decks run it because the copy-and-goad engine makes the math brutal, and a three-mana body that punishes opponents for existing is exactly the right rate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot copies spells and goads creatures, so Crackling Spellslinger fires a trigger on the original and again on every copy — the damage stacks fast without any extra investment.
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Stella Lee, Wild Card generates free spell copies on the third cast each turn, which means Crackling Spellslinger gets additional triggers without spending extra mana, turning Stella's snowball turns into burst damage.
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Ashling, Flame Dancer's magecraft and spell-doubling effects give Crackling Spellslinger more opportunities to ping, and the redundant damage sources let Ashling decks close games without needing a single combat step.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Crackling Spellslinger actually lives — multiplayer means three opponents to ping, so every spell in a spell-slinger deck effectively gains "deal 1 to each opponent" at the cost of a three-mana setup. Legacy and Vintage are legal but uninterested; four-damage total across opponents at three mana doesn't compete with what those formats are doing on turn one or two. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer math and is the one other format where the card earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.70 bulk tier
At $0.70, Crackling Spellslinger sits at the low end of bulk rare pricing — cheap enough to throw into any spell-slinger build without deliberation. It's not a card that appreciates; it's a card you buy once and forget about.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.