Monstrous Onslaught
Sorcery
Monstrous Onslaught deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control as you cast this spell.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaladesh Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13481
Monstrous Onslaught deals damage equal to your greatest creature's power across up to X targets — in a green stompy shell, that's frequently five or more damage spread across five creatures, which clears a board for five mana. Ghalta, Primal Hunger sitting at 12 power turns this into a one-sided wrath.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Ghalta, Primal Hunger's 12 power means Monstrous Onslaught kills virtually every blocker on the table for five mana, clearing the path for a lethal attack 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 |
Monstrous Onslaught is a Commander card through and through — the format's larger boards and higher creature counts give you both the targets and the high-power creature needed to make the damage count. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too conditional; removal that doesn't depend on your own board state is almost always better at five mana. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem compounded by a faster clock. Stick to Commander, where a single fatty makes this read like a lopsided board wipe.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market price. Given its niche role as a green pseudo-wrath, it tends to stay affordable and is worth picking up if you're building a big-power green deck.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.