Empty the Warrens
Sorcery
Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #2637
Empty the Warrens can flood the board with a dozen or more Goblin tokens in a single turn once you've cast a few spells — the storm count does the work. In Zada, Hedron Grinder decks, it's a reliable finisher that converts a cantrip chain into a lethal token army.
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 | banned |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Empty the Warrens is legal in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Commander, but banned in Pauper — where storm has historically been oppressive enough at common rarity to warrant the axe. In Modern and Legacy it sees fringe play as a storm payoff when you can't close with Grapeshot. Commander is where it thrives most consistently: the singleton format's singleton copies of interaction mean a resolved storm turn often goes uncontested, and token strategies have enough critical mass to make even a modest storm count of four or six threatening when Purphoros, God of the Forge is on the battlefield.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Zada, Hedron Grinder decks cast a flurry of cheap cantrips targeting Zada to draw cards, and that spell chain inflates storm count organically — Empty the Warrens is often the natural payoff at the end of the chain, producing enough Goblins to attack for lethal the same turn.
Magnus the Red
Magnus the Red reduces the cost of each copy Empty the Warrens creates through storm, making it easier to go wide on a budget of mana, and the resulting Goblin flood synergizes directly with Magnus's ability to copy spells targeting your creatures.
Wort, the Raidmother
Wort, the Raidmother can conspire Empty the Warrens, effectively doubling the storm copies and producing a token count that can end the game on the spot even from a modest spell chain.
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Every Goblin token Empty the Warrens produces triggers Purphoros, God of the Forge for two damage, so a storm count of six means twelve damage to each opponent before a single combat step.
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
General Kreat, the Boltbringer rewards casting multiple spells in a turn, and Empty the Warrens slots in as both a spell-count contributor and a token generator that feeds Kreat's damage-dealing triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Empty the Warrens is bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap singles order. Bulk storm payoffs rarely appreciate unless a new commander spikes demand, so buy it for the function, not the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zada, Hedron Grinder
- Magnus the Red
- Wort, the Raidmother
- Purphoros, God of the Forge
- General Kreat, the Boltbringer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.