Descendant of Storms
Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay 
. If you do, it endures 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #17647
Descendant of Storms enters as a 4/4 with haste and trample for three mana if you have a legendary creature in play — that's an aggressive rate that closes games. The cost is real: no legendary creature means a 1/1 for three, which is unplayable, so this card earns its slot only in decks built around a commander that stays on the board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Descendant of Storms is a reliable threat in legendary-heavy builds — your commander is always a legend, so the 4/4 mode is nearly guaranteed as long as you're not rebuilding after a wipe. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and Vintage, but it demands a dedicated legendary-creature shell to function, which limits it to fringe aggro brews rather than mainstream constructed play. The fail case — a 1/1 for three — is too punishing in any competitive non-rotating format where the bar for three-mana creatures is high.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Descendant of Storms sits firmly in bulk territory and is essentially a free inclusion for any budget Commander deck that can consistently enable the 4/4 mode. Bulk rares at this price rarely appreciate unless a format-defining deck picks them up, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a pickup with upside.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.