Ral's Outburst
Instant
Ral's Outburst deals 3 damage to any target. Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #16933
Ral's Outburst deals 3 damage and replaces itself with a loot — two relevant effects stapled together for three mana. In Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot it's a spell-count enabler that also clears a blocker, and that combination is exactly why it shows up in nearly two-thirds of Lilah decks.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot counts every instant and sorcery toward prowess-style bonuses and granting double strike, so Ral's Outburst earns its slot by advancing the storm count, picking off a utility creature, and digging one card deeper all at once.
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, Ral's Outburst occupies a niche role in spell-slinger decks that want incidental damage and card filtering on the same card — it rarely appears outside Izzet or Grixis builds chasing spell-count payoffs. In Modern and Legacy it doesn't compete; three mana for 3 damage with a loot is well below the efficiency bar in formats where Lightning Bolt and Opt exist as separate one-drops. Pioneer is the same story — the card is legal but essentially absent from the format. Ral's Outburst is a Commander-specific include, and even there it earns a slot only when your commander specifically rewards casting instants and sorceries.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Ral's Outburst is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or cheap single. There's no pressure case for the price to move; it's a niche Commander card in a single archetype with no competitive demand pulling it upward.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.