Rain of Thorns
Sorcery
Choose one or more —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Destroy target land.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #17929
Rain of Thorns hits an artifact, an enchantment, and a land on a single card — that's three permanents off the board for six mana. The cost is steep enough that it rarely makes the cut over cheaper targeted options, but in decks that want all three modes, nothing else does the same job.
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 |
Rain of Thorns is a Commander card, full stop — the other legal formats (Legacy, Vintage, Modern) have access to more efficient answers that make a six-mana sorcery redundant. In Commander, it fills a narrow niche: green decks that need to answer a land alongside an artifact or enchantment and have no better modal option available. Even there, it competes against Nature's Claim, Krosan Grip, and Strip Mine in combination, which is a tough sell at six mana with no additional upside.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Rain of Thorns is deep bulk — buy-in cost is essentially zero. That price reflects real demand, which is low, so don't expect it to appreciate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.