Mizzium Mortars
Sorcery
Mizzium Mortars deals 4 damage to target creature you don't control.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- GRN Guild Kit
- Price
- $0.56
- EDHREC rank
- #2858
Mizzium Mortars is two spells in one: a cheap surgical answer early and a one-sided board wipe late. The overload mode clearing everything your opponents control while leaving your board intact is the reason to run it, and Aegar, the Freezing Flame turns every toughness-4-or-greater creature it kills into a free card.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame draws a card for each creature with 4 or more toughness that takes excess damage from a spell, and Mizzium Mortars — both the targeted mode and the overloaded board wipe — reliably triggers that engine across multiple creatures at once.
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies noncombat damage spells targeting a single creature and redirects the copy to each opponent, so the four-damage base mode of Mizzium Mortars becomes a multiplayer burn spell that curves cleanly into Imodane's ability.
Firesong and Sunspeaker
Firesong and Sunspeaker gain life off red instants and sorceries, so Mizzium Mortars contributes life total padding on top of its removal — and the overload mode swings the life-gain total dramatically when it kills a full board.
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald creates Wolf tokens whenever you cast spells from exile, so Mizzium Mortars cast from exile via any impulse-draw effect generates a body on top of its removal, rewarding a high-density spell package.
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur cares about noncreature spells doing damage to opponents, and Mizzium Mortars overloaded is a natural fit — clearing blockers while fueling Judith's triggered damage output in the same turn.
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, Mizzium Mortars earns its slot because the overload mode is a one-sided board wipe at sorcery speed for six mana — a rate that competes with Blasphemous Act in creature-heavy metas while leaving your own board untouched. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees fringe play in red midrange and control lists as a flexible removal spell, though the four-damage ceiling undersells it in formats dominated by bigger threats. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient removal, so Mizzium Mortars doesn't make the cut there competitively. Its sweet spot remains Commander, where the double mode covers both early interaction and late-game resets in a single card slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.56 bulk tier
At $0.56, Mizzium Mortars is bulk — you're getting a two-mode removal spell with genuine overload utility for under a dollar. It won't appreciate, but it doesn't need to; this is a pickup-and-sleeve card that earns its slot through function, not scarcity.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
- Imodane, the Pyrohammer
- Firesong and Sunspeaker
- Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
- Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.