Earthshaker
Creature — Spirit
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each creature without flying.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #27338
Earthshaker hits every opponent for 3 damage and destroys all lands when it deals combat damage to a player — a brutal, board-resetting threat stapled to a single attack. The cost is steep at six mana and the condition requires it to connect, but the payoff is symmetrical land destruction that ends games on the spot.
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 |
In Commander, Earthshaker occupies a narrow niche: land destruction is politically toxic at most tables, and six mana for a creature that needs to attack and deal damage before doing anything is a high bar in a 40-life format with blockers everywhere. Legacy and Vintage are faster and more brutal than Earthshaker can manage — it dies to removal before it ever swings, and those formats have no patience for six-mana sorcery-speed threats. Modern has the same problem. Earthshaker is legal in Oathbreaker, where the smaller life totals and lower power curve make a six-mana land-destruction creature slightly more realistic, but still not a staple.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Earthshaker is deep bulk — you're paying postage, not for the card. That price reflects its narrow application and the fact that land destruction at this cost and condition rarely makes the cut even in dedicated stax builds.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.