Electrickery
Instant
Electrickery deals 1 damage to target creature you don't control.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #4222
Electrickery clears a board of 1-toughness creatures for a single red mana at instant speed — and with overload, it hits every creature your opponents control for the same price of six mana. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph turns that baseline one damage into three, making the base mode a sweeper and the overload mode a one-sided massacre.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph's static ability converts any source dealing exactly one damage into three, so Electrickery's overload mode becomes a three-damage board wipe that Ghyrson himself survives — it's one of the deck's most efficient sweepers.
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur cares about noncombat damage hitting opponents and creatures, and Electrickery's instant-speed overload lines up cleanly with that gameplan as a cheap way to deal damage across the board and trigger Judith's death effects.
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot rewards dealing exactly one damage to creatures, and Electrickery is one of the cheapest ways to deal that precise one damage to every creature an opponent controls at instant speed.
Tor Wauki the Younger
Tor Wauki the Younger adds one damage to instants and sorceries that deal damage, pushing Electrickery's baseline mode to two damage per creature and making the overload a credible token sweeper for two extra mana.
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell adds two to each red source's damage, so Electrickery's overload hits every creature for three — the same math that makes Ghyrson so oppressive, achieved through a different route.
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 |
In Commander, Electrickery is a role-player in decks that weaponize one-damage pings, most notably Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph shells where the overload becomes a one-sided wipe. In Pauper, it earns genuine respect as a common that answers go-wide token strategies and faerie swarms at instant speed for one mana. Electrickery sees fringe Legacy play in similar token-hate roles, but the format's speed and the availability of more efficient sweepers keep it out of most sideboards. It's not a Pioneer or Modern staple — the creature quality in those formats means 1-toughness boards are rarer outside of tokens, where better options exist.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Electrickery is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not any scarcity premium. It's a safe pick-up at this price in any deck that wants it; there's no meaningful floor to fall through.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.