Howling Gale
Instant
Howling Gale deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29161
Howling Gale deals 1 damage to each flying creature and each player for one green mana at instant speed — and the flashback means you get it twice. It's a narrow hate piece, but in the right meta it punches well above bulk-rare weight.
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 |
Howling Gale is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its relevance is almost entirely a Commander conversation. In Commander, it occupies a specific niche: green decks that lack traditional flying defense and face token-heavy aerial boards — think Aerie or Isshin decks flooding the sky — where two damage across all fliers can clear blockers or close out a weakened player. In Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't compete; dedicated board control exists at a far higher power level, and the 1-damage ceiling rarely matters. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer dynamics, so the same flying-hate logic applies there in smaller doses.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Howling Gale is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'll pay for it individually. It holds no meaningful financial value, but for a deck that actually wants it, the acquisition cost is effectively zero.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.