Crackling Triton
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #30747
Crackling Triton trades itself to deal 2 damage and tap a permanent — a mediocre rate that costs you a card and a body. Sacrifice synergy shells can extract extra value from the exit, but absent that, it's outclassed by nearly every removal option at this cost.
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 |
Crackling Triton is a Pauper-legal common, and that's the only format where it sees even fringe discussion — primarily in blue-heavy control or sacrifice shells that need bodies with built-in utility. In Commander, a 2/3 that deals 2 damage to one target and taps one permanent for the cost of its own life rarely makes the cut when unconditional removal and repeatable draw are the bar. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage have zero interest; the effect is simply too small and too fragile to matter in those environments. If you're building a dedicated sacrifice-value deck in Commander and need a cheap enabler at the very bottom of your curve, Crackling Triton fills a slot — everywhere else, something better exists at the same mana cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Crackling Triton is deep bulk — a card you pull from a commons box, not one you order. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; demand is low enough that it's unlikely to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.