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Electro, Assaulting Battery

Legendary Creature — Human Villain

Flying
You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, add {R}.
When Electro leaves the battlefield, you may pay {X}. When you do, he deals X damage to target player.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Marvel's Spider-Man
Price
$5.19
EDHREC rank
#1738
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Electro, Assaulting Battery card art
Electro, Assaulting Battery puts immediate damage on the board and fuels the resource engine that Sozin's Comet-style finishers demand — the rate is real. Ozai, the Phoenix King decks run it at over 62% inclusion because it does two jobs at once, and that efficiency is why it belongs in your list.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ozai, the Phoenix King

Ozai, the Phoenix King

62.5% of decks · synergy 0.57

Electro, Assaulting Battery appears in over 62% of Ozai, the Phoenix King decks because it feeds the damage-doubling loop Ozai wants — every point of early damage becomes disproportionate once Ozai's multipliers stack.

02

Ral, Monsoon Mage

66.4% of decks · synergy 0.57

Ral, Monsoon Mage is chasing instant and sorcery triggers, and Electro, Assaulting Battery slots directly into that chain — it adds a damage source that counts toward Ral's storm-style payoffs while developing the board.

03
Fire Lord Zuko

Fire Lord Zuko

57.1% of decks · synergy 0.54

Fire Lord Zuko decks are built around repeated burn and aggressive pressure, and Electro, Assaulting Battery shows up in 57% of lists because it advances that gameplan while providing a body that survives early skirmishes.

04
Ashling, Flame Dancer

Ashling, Flame Dancer

46.3% of decks · synergy 0.37

Ashling, Flame Dancer rewards instants and sorceries with counters and damage triggers, and Electro, Assaulting Battery contributes a cheap spell that moves the needle on both axes — it's why nearly half of Ashling lists include it.

05

Urabrask

46.0% of decks · synergy 0.37

Urabrask pressures opponents from the first turn and wants every card to either deal damage or generate tempo, and Electro, Assaulting Battery does both cheaply enough to justify its slot in nearly half of Urabrask builds.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Electro, Assaulting Battery earns its seat in any red deck that wants early damage with upside — the combination of immediate impact and secondary utility is exactly what 100-card formats reward. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, it competes with a deep field of efficient red spells, so it needs a deck that specifically wants what it offers rather than raw burn rate. Legacy and Vintage have even higher bars, and Electro, Assaulting Battery is unlikely to crack those formats outside of a dedicated theme deck. Standard and Oathbreaker are its most welcoming non-Commander homes, where the card pool is narrower and its dual-function design stands out more cleanly.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

If the combo and synergy ceiling of Electro, Assaulting Battery is more than your budget allows, cheap aggressive two-drops like Monastery Swiftspear or Voldaren Epicure cover the early-pressure role at near-bulk prices — they lack the specific synergy text but keep your curve honest. The trade-off is that you lose the secondary effect that makes Electro, Assaulting Battery a genuine two-for-one in the right shell, so the swap only holds if your deck doesn't lean on that interaction.

Price Context

Current price

$5.19 mid tier

At $5.19, Electro, Assaulting Battery sits in the mid tier — noticeable but not a barrier for most budgets. Its high inclusion rates across multiple popular commanders suggest the price is supported by real demand, so it's unlikely to crater unless the format shifts away from the aggressive red strategies it enables.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.