Deathforge Shaman
Creature — Ogre Shaman
Multikicker 
(You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, it deals damage to target player or planeswalker equal to twice the number of times it was kicked.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #23732
Deathforge Shaman hits every opponent for 2 damage per Shaman you control when it enters, and you can multikicker it repeatedly to stack that trigger — in a Shaman-heavy red deck that's a legitimate board-state clock. The six-mana base cost and creature-type dependency keep it narrow, but inside that lane it earns its slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deathforge Shaman is a Commander card through and through — the multikicker cost is only worth paying when you have mana sinks and tribal synergy to justify it, which describes exactly the kind of big-mana Shaman shell that EDH enables. In Legacy or Vintage it's unplayable; those formats don't slow down for a six-mana creature with conditional damage. Modern has better tribal payoffs at lower costs, so it won't see a second look there either. Commander is the one format where you can realistically pour twelve or more mana into a single Deathforge Shaman trigger and watch opponents' life totals crumble before the turn ends.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Deathforge Shaman is pure bulk — you're paying for a sleeve, not a card. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so grab a copy whenever you need one without a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.