Hail of Arrows
Instant
Hail of Arrows deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking creatures.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #22988
Hail of Arrows is a white X-spell that deals X damage divided among any number of target attacking creatures — a one-sided pseudo-board wipe for combat that scales with your mana. The catch is that it only hits attackers, so it does nothing outside a combat step and blanks entirely when nobody's swinging at you.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Hail of Arrows occupies a narrow niche: it punishes go-wide aggro decks that flood the board with small attackers, but it's a dead card against any table running big threats or combat tricks. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient interaction, and neither format has a reason to reach for Hail of Arrows over a Pyroclasm or Settle the Wreckage. Modern is similar — the card is legal but irrelevant in a format that demands more versatile answers. Oathbreaker, with its lower card counts and faster games, gives it even less room to shine.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Hail of Arrows is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is stable simply because demand is low and supply is abundant, not because the card is secretly good.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.