Ember Shot
Instant
Ember Shot deals 3 damage to any target.
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- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #29187
Ember Shot deals 3 damage to any target and replaces itself with a card draw for seven mana — a rate so inefficient it's nearly unplayable in any competitive context. Pass on Ember Shot unless you're building a strict budget casual list and have already exhausted every better option.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ember Shot is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, seven mana for 3 damage and a cantrip is a losing trade against a format full of free interaction and three-mana removal that does more. Pauper is the only format where the card draw tack-on could theoretically matter on a budget, but even there, cheaper cantripping burn exists. Ember Shot is the kind of card that sits in bulk boxes for a reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Ember Shot is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. The price won't move; there's no spike scenario for a seven-mana sorcery with this effect.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.