Flowstone Charger
Creature — Beast
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +3/-3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30988
Flowstone Charger offers a repeatable pump ability that can push a creature through blockers or close out a game, but paying two mana per activation on a five-mana 3/3 is a steep ongoing tax. Decks that don't have a dedicated reason to pump the same creature repeatedly will find better options at every point on the curve.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Flowstone Charger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the five-mana entry cost and two-mana-per-pump activation are hard to justify when the format is flush with creatures that either close games on their own or come with built-in evasion. Legacy and Vintage have access to fast mana and far more efficient threats, leaving Flowstone Charger with no meaningful role. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus — the activation cost competes with your signature spell on a turn-by-turn basis, which is exactly where you don't want friction.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Flowstone Charger sits squarely in bulk territory, which accurately reflects its power level. Don't expect that floor to move — bulk rares from this era rarely recover value without a surprise reprint into a popular product or a sudden breakout combo, and neither looks likely here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.