Dwarven Catapult
Instant
Dwarven Catapult deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among all creatures target opponent controls.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #26126
Dwarven Catapult distributes X damage across any number of target creatures at instant speed — one mana per point, split however you need, paid in red. It's a role-player in token-heavy metas and nowhere else.
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 |
Dwarven Catapult is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a sorcery-adjacent X-spell that can't go to the face. Commander is the only format where it sees any real consideration, and even there the bar is high — you want a token-flooded board and a dedicated red deck willing to spend X mana clearing 1/1s that a sweeper would handle for less. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: theoretically playable, practically outclassed.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Dwarven Catapult is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price reflects its actual demand, and nothing about its design suggests it appreciates.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.