Geistblast
Instant
Geistblast deals 2 damage to any target.
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #21826
Geistblast is a two-mana instant that deals 2 damage and staples a second mode onto it: pay three mana and exile it from your graveyard to copy any instant or sorcery on the stack. The floor is a mediocre burn spell; the ceiling is a cheap graveyard-copy engine that pulls real weight in spellslinger builds.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Geistblast earns its slot in spellslinger decks as a low-cost spell that converts graveyard presence into a copy of anything on the stack — Chaos Warp, a tutor, a lethal burn spell — for three mana at instant speed. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too low-impact to compete with purpose-built copy spells and direct burn. Legacy and Vintage have so many superior options that Geistblast never sees play. Commander is genuinely the only format where the graveyard mode comes online consistently enough to matter.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Geistblast is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if a spellslinger deck wants it. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so treat this as a pure playability decision rather than any kind of hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.