Rage Thrower
Creature — Human Shaman
Whenever another creature dies, this creature deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #18554
Rage Thrower turns every creature death into a point of damage to each opponent — in a token-heavy or sacrifice-heavy Commander deck, that adds up fast without any additional mana investment. Six mana for a 3/3 is a steep rate, but the trigger is free and non-optional, which means the damage clock runs the moment it lands.
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 |
Commander is where Rage Thrower actually earns a slot — three opponents means each death trigger deals 3 total damage, and sacrifice-based engines can turn a single wrath or sac outlet into a game-ending burst. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's legal but functionally irrelevant; six mana for a 3/3 with a conditional trigger competes nowhere near the power level those formats demand. Rage Thrower is a Commander card through and through, and even there it's conditional on running a deck that generates enough creature deaths to justify the mana cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Rage Thrower is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bargain bin without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow role accurately; it won't climb unless a new sacrifice commander pushes it into wider demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.